000 FZNT24 KNHC 021451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED MAINTAINING STRONG NE TO E WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF WED NIGHT 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 DECREASING FROM W ON SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-022130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 95W WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NLY BEHIND COLD FRONT. W OF 93W SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...STRONG TO NEAR GALE N WIND. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...STRONG N WIND DECREASING NW PART LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING NW PART LATE SAT. $$ GMZ082-022130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 95W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 95W WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 95W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E OF 95W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 95W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. .THU...WIND N 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...MODERATE N WIND INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE EARLY FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. $$ GMZ084-022130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E OF 88W WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 88W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU...E OF 88W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 88W WIND N 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 88W. .FRI...MODERATE N WIND INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...STRONG NLY WIND. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ086-022130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N WIND E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N WIND E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .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 NELSON 000 FZNT24 KNHC 021451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED MAINTAINING STRONG NE TO E WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF WED NIGHT 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 DECREASING FROM W ON SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-022130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 95W WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NLY BEHIND COLD FRONT. W OF 93W SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...STRONG TO NEAR GALE N WIND. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...STRONG N WIND DECREASING NW PART LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING NW PART LATE SAT. $$ GMZ082-022130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 95W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 95W WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 95W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E OF 95W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 95W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. .THU...WIND N 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...MODERATE N WIND INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE EARLY FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. $$ GMZ084-022130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E OF 88W WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 88W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU...E OF 88W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 88W WIND N 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 88W. .FRI...MODERATE N WIND INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...STRONG NLY WIND. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ086-022130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N WIND E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N WIND E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .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 NELSON