000 FZNT24 KNHC 281537 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-282015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS....TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CENTERED NEAR 28.1N 88.5W 976 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NW AT 8 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUST TO 75 KT. ISAAC IS IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE THIS EVENING NEAR 28.8N 89.4W...AND CONTINUE TO MOVE NW TO JUST INLAND THE LOUISIANA COAST AS A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 29.8N 90.3W WED FURTHER INLAND TO 30.7N 91.0W WED EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS IN THE WAKE OF ISAAC WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF. $$ GMZ011-282015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-282015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 90W...SW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 45 TO 50 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 35 TO 40 KT LATE. E OF 90W... SEAS 25 FT...SUBSIDING TO 21 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT E OF 90W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. E OF 90W...SEAS 15 FT... SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-282015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT N OF 27N...AND 14 TO 19 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. N OF 27N...SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT N OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-282015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-282015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N. .WED...N OF 24N...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-282015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-282015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-282015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT... SHIFTING TO W LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS