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FZNT24 KNHC 081456
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008
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.
GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008
SYNOPSIS
HURRICANE IKE ALONG N COAST OF CUBA AT 21.1N 78.5W
960 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING W AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 85
KT GUSTS TO 105 KT. IKE INLAND INLAND CUBA EMERGE NEAR 23.1N
83.0W TUE INTO GULF OF MEXICO. IKE WILL REACH 25.5N 87.0W WED
NIGHT...27.0N 90.0W THU NIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO NW GULF FRI.
GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 94W THU AND FRI
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE
TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGH AND WED
E OF 93W NE WINDS INCREASE 20 TO 25 KT WED.
SEAS BUILD 8 TO 10 FT WED. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 92W.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
EXPECTED E OF 93W. BETWEEN 93W AND 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 93W SPREADING W.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
EXPECTED E OF 94W. W OF 94W N TO NE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12
FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 95W.
GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N E OF 92W FRI
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED AND THU
N OF 23N E OF 93W N WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILD 8 TO 12 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NW 15
TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
SQUALLS OVER NE PART WED AND THU.
FRI
N OF 24N E OF 92W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH
SEAS TO 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 93W WIND 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 22N E OF
95W.
GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE
TO 20 KT S OF 25N E OF 86W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE AND TUE NIGHT
S OF 26N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE LATE TUE.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILD TO 12 FT OR GREATER TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 20 TO 33 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILD 8 TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT
INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
WED AND THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVERSPREADING ENTIRE AREA.
FRI
HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N
OF 24N. S OF 24N WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.
GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS S OF 27N TUE NIGHT AND WED
THIS AFTERNOON
N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS S OF 25N.
TONIGHT
S OF 25N E OF 84W NE WINDS INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT INCREASE 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF
28N.
TUE AND TUE NIGHT
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN
120 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 75 GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WIND. HIGHEST
SEAS BUILD TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS INCREASE 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N.
WED
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED
S OF 27N SHIFT W OF AREA LATE. N OF 27N WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N MOVING W OF AREA
LATE.
THU AND FRI
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS
15 TO 23 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 FT FRI.
FORECASTER DGS
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