000 FZNT24 KNHC 290927 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 527 AM EDT WED AUG 29 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. GMZ001-292015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 527 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE ISAAC CENTERED NEAR THE COAST OF LOUISIANA NEAR 29.2N 90.5W 969 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING W-NW AT 7 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUST TO 85 KT. ISAAC WILL MOVE FURTHER INLAND TODAY AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 30.5N 91.8W TONIGHT...AND BELOW TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY NEAR 31.8N 92.8W BY THU AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS IN THE WAKE OF ISAAC WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. A RIDGE WILL BUILD N ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO FROM LATE SUN THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ011-292015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 527 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-292015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 527 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SW TO W WINDS 40 TO 45 KT... BECOMING SW 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT E OF E OF 90W E OF 90W...AND 14 TO 19 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-292015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 527 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT N OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-292015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 527 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TODAY...E OF 96W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 96W...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-292015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 527 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TODAY...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-292015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 527 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-292015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 527 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-292015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 527 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN