000 FZNT24 KNHC 251455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2003 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER E PORTION THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO PSN 30N83W 18N95W LATE SUN WITH POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS S OF 25N W OF FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TUE AND BECOME SLY WED IN ADVANCE NEXT WEAK COLD MOVING INTO NORTHERN WATERS WED. $$ GMZ080-252130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .TONIGHT...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. N OF 28N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 28N SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...LIGHT W TO NW WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-252130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2003 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE SUN AND MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...WIND E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .MON...W OF 95W WIND N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. E OF 95W N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...MODERATE N WIND. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...LIGHT N WIND. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-252130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. .SUN...WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND NE 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .MON...WIND NW TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...LIGHT NLY WIND. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N OF A NEW COLD FRONT MODERATE N WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT LIGHT NLY WIND. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-252130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG SW FLORIDA COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .TUE...MODERATE NW WIND. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...LIGHT N WIND BECOMING MODERATE NW BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT INCREASING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ WIND LEGEND. LIGHT...15 KT OR LESS. MODERATE...16 TO 21 KT. STRONG...22 TO 27 KT. NEAR GALE...28 TO 33 KT. GALE...34 TO 47 KT. STORM...48 TO 63 KT. HURRICANE...64 KT OR GREATER. $$ FORECASTER NELSON