000 FZNT24 KNHC 020900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE GULF WILL MOVE EWD THROUGH WED WITH AN INCREASE IN ELY WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF THU EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY FRI AND E OF THE AREA BY SAT MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT FRI AND SAT PRODUCING STRONG NLY WINDS. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .TODAY...W OF 95W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 95W WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NLY LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...LIGHT N WIND. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...STRONG TO NEAR GALE N WIND. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...STRONG N WIND DECREASING NW PART LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING NW PART LATE SAT. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .TODAY...E OF 95W NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 95W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E OF 95W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 95W WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. .THU...LIGHT N TO NE WIND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NEAR GALE FORCE N WIND. SEAS BUILDING 11 TO 16 FT. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .TODAY...WIND NE INCREASING 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND E 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N WIND E 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E OF 88W WIND E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 88W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 26N E OF 87W MODERATE SE TO S WIND...BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND LIGHT SE TO S BECOMING LIGHT NLY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 88W. .FRI...WIND INCREASING TO STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...STRONG NLY WIND. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .TODAY...N OF 26N WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N WIND NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N OF 26N MODERATE SE WIND...BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N WIND E NEAR 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...LIGHT N TO NE WIND...BECOMING STRONG NLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT...STRONG N WIND. SEAS 9 TO 13 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 BROWN