000 FZNT24 KNHC 272109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU NOV 27 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU NOV 27 2003 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE TO THE W GULF WATERS THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI MORNING...FROM TAMPA TO NE YUCATAN FRI EVENING AND MOVE SE OF AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS N GULF BEHIND COLD FRONT WITH WIND DECREASING ACROSS GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU NOV 27 2003 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT WIND NW 25 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT LATE. E OF COLD FRONT N OF 27N WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF COLD FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N ALONG COLD FRONT ENDING WITH WIND SHIFT. .FRI...WIND N 30 TO 35 KT DECREASING 25 TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. E OF 94W WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT OVER ENTIRE AREA. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W WIND N 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...SE OF LINE 30N91W 25N95W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE..W OF 93W LIGHT SE TO S WIND BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 15 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT MON AND TUE. E OF 94W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 27 2003 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... ...GALE WARNING EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 94W FRI NIGH... .TONIGHT...E OF COLD FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF COLD FRONT WIND SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...W OF 94W WIND N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. E OF 94W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT SHIFTING E OF AREA LATE. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W WIND NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NW TO N DECREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...S OF 21N WIND NW TO N 25 KT AND GUSTY BECOMING NLY 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL LATE. N OF 21N WIND N 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...SE OF LINE 25N93W 21N97W LIGHT TO MODERATE NE WIND. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE LIGHT NE WIND. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SUN AND MON AND LIGHT NE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W WIND BECOMING LIGHT NE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 27 2003 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N WIND SLY 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 KT OVER EXTREME NW PART LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT OVER EXTREME NW PART LATE TONIGHT. S OF 25N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE NW PART TONIGHT. .FRI...N OF COLD FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF COLD FRONT TO 25N WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF COLD FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WIND N 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING NE LATE...EXCEPT SE PART WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...LIGHT NE WIND...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE N OF 29N. N OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT...S OF 26N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...LIGHT NE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. .TUE...WIND BECOMING MODERATE NE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU NOV 27 2003 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS INCREASING N OF 28N LATE. .FRI...N OF 27N WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N LIGHT NE WIND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N LIGHT TO MODERATE NE WIND. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...LIGHT TO MODERATE NE WIND. N OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 5 TO 7 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 AGUIRRE