000 FZNT24 KNHC 290325 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1125 PM 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. GMZ001-290815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1125 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE ISAAC CENTERED NEAR 29.0N 89.7W 968 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING NW AT 7 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUST TO 85 KT. ISAAC IS IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND THE LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT AND WEAKEN WHILE CONTINUING TO MOVE FURTHER N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 30.3N 91.4W ON WED AND BELOW TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY NEAR 33.2N 93.2W ON THU. WINDS AND SEAS IN THE WAKE OF ISAAC WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. $$ GMZ011-290815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1125 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-290815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1125 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT E OF 90W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 90W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT E OF 90W...AND 11 TO 16 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 90W... SEAS 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-290815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1125 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT N OF 27N...AND 11 TO 16 FT S OF 27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT N OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-290815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1125 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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 3 TO 5 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. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-290815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1125 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N OF 24N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 24N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N OF 24N...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-290815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1125 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND SW 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .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. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-290815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1125 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-290815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1125 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 5 KT... SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...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 3 TO 5 FT. .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. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN