000 FZNT24 KNHC 020843 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN NOV 02 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN NOV 02 2003 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE SE U.S. THROUGH SUN WILL THEN WEAKEN AS LOW PRES MOVES W ACROSS S FLORIDA MON AND NEAR THE LOUISIANA COAST TUE AND INLAND WED. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN NOV 02 2003 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND ELY 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...LIGHT NE TO E WIND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...LIGHT VARIABLE WIND. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 02 2003 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND ELY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...LIGHT ELY WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 02 2003 .TODAY THROUGH MON...WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEA 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N WIND VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N MODERATE ELY WIND. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N LIGHT SLY WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...LIGHT E TO SE WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 02 2003 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT=...N OF 26N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N MODERATE E TO SE WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N LIGHT E WIND SHIFTING TO SE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...LIGHT SE WIND BECOMING LIGHT E WIND THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 DGS