000 FZNT24 KNHC 171434 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON NOV 17 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON NOV 17 2003 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER N FLORIDA AND GULF COAST SHOULD MOVE SE THROUGH TUE AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 23N90W TUE AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN BY TUE NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE AND EXTEND FROM THE SE LOUISIANA COAST TO 21N97W TUE AFTERNOON THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN N COAST WED MORNING AND E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NW GULF BEHIND FRONT THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-172130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON NOV 17 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .TONIGHT...WIND SE TO S INCREASING 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT WIND SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT...WIND N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED...STRONG N WIND DECREASING TO MODERATE W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT NW PART LATE. .THU...W OF 93W LIGHT N TO NE WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W MODERATE NE WIND EARLY DECREASING TO LIGHT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-172130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 17 2003 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED S OF 21N... .THIS AFTERNOON...WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WIND SE TO S 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT NW PART TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...STRONG TO NEAR GALE WIND N OF 21N. GALE WIND POSSIBLE S OF 21N DECREASING TO NEAR GALE LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT S OF 20N. .THU...MODERATE N TO NE EXCEPT STRONG S OF 21N...BECOMING LIGHT TO MODERATE ENTIRE AREA LATE THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N AND 12 TO 14 FT S OF 21N SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT ENTIRE AREA LATE. .FRI...LIGHT NE WIND...BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-172130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 17 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW PART LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. .WED...NW OF FRONT STRONG NW TO N WIND. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT EARLY LIGHT SE TO S WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...MODERATE TO STRONG NE WIND...DECREASING LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...6 TO 9 S OF 27N LATE. .FRI...LIGHT NLY WIND. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27W AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-172130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON NOV 17 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...N OF 27N WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DECREASING 4 TO 5 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED...N OF FRONT STRONG NW WIND. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT LIGHT SW WIND. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...MODERATE TO STRONG N WIND. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N...6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N LATE. .FRI...LIGHT NLY WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. $$ WIND LEGEND. LIGHT...15 KT OR LESS. MODERATE...16 TO 21 KT. STRONG...22 TO 27 KT. NEAR GALE...28 TO 33 KT. GALE...34 TO 47 KT. STORM...48 TO 63 KT. HURRICANE...64 KT OR GREATER. $$ FORECASTER BROWN