000 FZNT24 KNHC 220841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 0430 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2003 .SYNOPSIS...W TO E RIDGE ALONG 26N PUSH S TO ALONG 24N THU AS DRY COLD FRONT RACES SE THROUGH GULF TONIGHT AND E OF AREA THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS BRIEFLY IN WAKE OF FRONT FRI THEN WEAKENS WITH WINDS BECOMING SLY SAT IN ADVANCE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS LATE SAT. COLD FRONT MOVE TO CENTRAL GULF SUN ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG N WIND SPILLING OVER NW PORTION. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 0430 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2003 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF COLD FRONT WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ABATING TO 2 FT OR LESS THU. S OF COLD FRONT WIND W 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT N WIND. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...LIGHT E WIND. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT STRONG NLY WIND WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT LIGHT SLY WIND. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 0430 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2003 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT..WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ABATING 2 FT THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENDING THU. .FRI THROUGH SAT...LIGHT SLY WIND. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW OF FRONT STRONG N WIND. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 0430 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2003 .TODAY THROUGH THU...NW OF COLD FRONT WIND NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT N WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...LIGHT NE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...LIGHT ELY WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN....NW OF FRONT STRONG NLY WIND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 0430 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2003 .TODAY...NW OF COLD FRONT WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT WIND N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...WIND NW TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT N TO NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...LIGHT NE TO E WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...LIGHT SE TO S WIND BECOMING MODERATE NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT. $$ WIND LEGEND. LIGHT...15 KT OR LESS. MODERATE...16 TO 21 KT. STRONG...22 TO 27 KT. NEAR GALE...28 TO 33 KT. GALE...34 TO 47 KT. STORM...48 TO 63 KT. HURRICANE...64 KT OR GREATER. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS