000 FZNT24 KNHC 262121 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN OCT 26 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN OCT 26 2003 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WILL MOVE E TO 30N88W 18N95W TONIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MON NIGHT AS THE FRONT STALLS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA. A WEAK LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG FRONT MON NIGHT AND MOVE NE TO W CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST WED NIGHT AND THE NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATING EARLY THU. SLY RETURN FLOW ENTIRE AREA LATE THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-270330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN OCT 26 2003 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WIND N 20 TO 30 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 28N WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND SUBSIDING. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...LIGHT SLY WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-270330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN OCT 26 2003 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MON S OF 25N W OF COLD FRONT... ...GALE WARNING EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 93W MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT INCREASING 8 TO 12 FT BY SUNRISE WED. E OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...S OF 25N W OF 92W WIND N 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU AND FRI...LIGHT SE WIND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THU AND 2 TO 4 FRI. $$ GMZ084-270330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN OCT 26 2003 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT INCREASING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT MODERATE N WIND. N OF 29N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...LIGHT N WIND. N OF 27N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...LIGHT SE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. $$ GMZ086-270330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN OCT 26 2003 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT LIGHT N WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT LIGHT S WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...LIGHT TO MODERATE SE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ WIND LEGEND. LIGHT...15 KT OR LESS. MODERATE...16 TO 21 KT. STRONG...22 TO 27 KT. NEAR GALE...28 TO 33 KT. GALE...34 TO 47 KT. STORM...48 TO 63 KT. HURRICANE...64 KT OR GREATER. $$ FORECASTER NELSON