000 FZNT24 KNHC 040907 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE NOV 04 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE NOV 04 2003 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES CENTER 27N876W 1007 MB MOVING NW 20 KT REACH 28N88W 1009 MB LATE TODAY. LOW TURN NW AND REACH 29N89W 1011 MB TONIGHT THEN INLAND OVER LOUISIANA WED. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO N GULF COAST THU NIGHT...EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS FRI...THEN FROM 27N82W TO 22N97W SAT. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE NOV 04 2003 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W WIND N 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF 93W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS E HALF. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 92W WIND SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...LIGHT E WIND. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...LIGHT NE WIND...INCREASING TO MODERATE NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...STRONG NE WIND. SEAS TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 04 2003 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...LIGHT E TO SE WIND. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...LIGHT NE WIND...INCREASING TO MODERATE NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...N OF COLD FRONT STRONG NE WIND. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. S OF COLD FRONT MODERATE N TO NE WIND. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 04 2003 .TODAY...N OF 28N WIND SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 28N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...LIGHT NE WIND. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...LIGHT NE WIND...INCREASING TO STRONG BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. .SAT...N OF COLD FRONT STRONG NE WIND1. SEAS 11 FT. S OF COLD FRONT MODERATE NE WIND. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 04 2003 .TODAY...WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...LIGHT NE WIND. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...MODERATE NE WIND BECOMING STRONG N OF COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT N OF COLD FRONT 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 WALLY BARNES