000 FZNT24 KNHC 300306 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED OCT 29 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED OCT 29 2003 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH PERIOD WITH NE WIND INCREASING TO STRONG SAT NIGHT OVER E GULF AND SPREADING W INTO MIDDLE GULF SUN. A TROUGH POSSIBLY MOVES W INTO THE SE GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ080-300930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED OCT 29 2003 .TONIGHT AND THU...WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT E WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...LIGHT E WIND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...MODERATE NE TO E WIND. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-300930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED OCT 29 2003 .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 93W SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT NE TO E WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 93W LIGHT E WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W MODERATE NE WIND. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...LIGHT NLY WIND. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-300930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED OCT 29 2003 .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...MODERATE NE TO E WIND. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...MODERATE TO STRONG N TO NE WIND. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-300930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED OCT 29 2003 .TONIGHT AND THU...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N MODERATE NE TO E WIND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N STRONG NE WIND. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .MON...N OF 24N STRONG NE TO E WIND. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N MODERATE SLY WIND. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ WIND LEGEND. LIGHT...15 KT OR LESS. MODERATE...16 TO 21 KT. STRONG...22 TO 27 KT. NEAR GALE...28 TO 33 KT. GALE...34 TO 47 KT. STORM...48 TO 63 KT. HURRICANE...64 KT OR GREATER. $$ FORECASTER NELSON