000 FZNT24 KNHC 210849 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 21 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 21 2003 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N GULF E OF 90W LATER TODAY. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND ALONG 29N E OF 90W SUN... AND ALONG 28N E OF 90W SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 27N E OF 86W MON. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 24N THROUGH SUN...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT AND MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE NE TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 21 2003 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND MAINLY SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E OF 93W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WIND SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .MON...LIGHT SE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 95W LIGHT TO MODERATE S WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W LIGHT SE TO S WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 21 2003 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .MON AND TUE...LIGHT E TO SE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...LIGHT TO MODERATE SE WIND. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 21 2003 .TODAY...N OF 26N WIND SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 25N AND 29N. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 28N TO 25N WIND SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BETWEEN 25N AND 29N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS FROM 25N TO 28N. .MON AND TUE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...LIGHT E TO SE WIND. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 21 2003 .TODAY...N OF 26N WIND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS FROM 25N TO 29N. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N WIND SW 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N WIND S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS FROM 25N TO 29N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N WIND BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N WIND SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BETWEEN 25N AND 29N. .MON...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE AND WED...LIGHT E WIND. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ WIND LEGEND. LIGHT...15 KT OR LESS. MODERATE...16 TO 21 KT. STRONG...22 TO 27 KT. NEAR GALE...28 TO 33 KT. GALE...34 TO 47 KT. STORM...48 TO 63 KT. HURRICANE...64 KT OR GREATER. $$ FORECASTER BROWN