000 FZNT24 KNHC 230835 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2003 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL TEXAS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE RAPIDLY OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. FRONT REACHES FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON THEN DISSIPATES FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE. HIGH PRES OVER THE U.S. EAST COAST RIDGES SW INTO THE GULF WED THEN SHIFTS E THU AS NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 21N98W LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2003 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT TONIGHT AND EARLY MON... .TODAY...E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT NEAR THE COAST. W OF FRONT NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT DECREASING 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .MON NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT DECREASING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND ALSO W OF 95W LATE. .TUE...W OF 94W WIND LIGHT E TO SE. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT BY AFTERNOON. E OF 94W LIGHT NE TO E WIND. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...W OF 94W WIND INCREASING MODERATE SLY. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF THE FRONT MODERATE N WIND. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF THE FRONT LIGHT S TO SW WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2003 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W TONIGHT AND MON... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT WIND INCREASING N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT W OF 94W WIND N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 95W WIND N 15 KT DECREASING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT DECREASING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...W OF 95W LIGHT NE WIND SHIFTING LIGHT E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 95W MODERATE NE WIND SHIFTING LIGHT E LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...W OF 94W WIND INCREASING MODERATE SE TO S. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E OF FRONT WIND LIGHT E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT WIND INCREASING MODERATE NLY. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2003 .TODAY...N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT WIND N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT WIND NLY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE. E OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...MODERATE NE WIND DECREASING LIGHT NE BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N LATE. .WED...LIGHT E WIND INCREASING MODERATE SE TO S S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .THU...N OF 28N E OF FRONT MODERATE SLY WIND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT LIGHT E TO SE WIND. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT MODERATE N WIND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2003 .TODAY...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 27N WIND BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N WIND ELY 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N LATE. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA E OF FRONT. W OF FRONT WIND INCREASING N 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT LIGHT NE WIND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT LIGHT E TO SE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...LIGHT E WIND SHIFTING LIGHT E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT OVER ENTIRE AREA. .THU...E OF FRONT WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT WIND INCREASING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT 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 HOLWEG