000 FZNT24 KNHC 070318 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2003 .SYNOPSIS...WIND AND SEAS ACROSS THE GULF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NW TO SE AS A RIDGE SETTLES OVER THE NW GULF THROUGH MON. RIDGE MOVES E MON NIGHT AND TUE AS NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF TUE AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL REACH 30N91W TO 23N97W LATE TUE...FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED...AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2003 .TONIGHT...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W WIND BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W WIND BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 94W WIND S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 93W WIND S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...WIND NW 25 KT AND GUSTY EARLY...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING 3 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE LATE. .THU...WIND DECREASING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2003 .TONIGHT...S OF 22N WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 22N WIND N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN DECAYING N SWELL. .SUN...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 23N E OF 95W SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 95W WIND SE INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WIND SE TO S 15 KT...BECOMING LIGHT S TO SW LATE. EXCEPT BECOMING NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. .WED...WIND NW 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF 95W AND NE TO E 10 KT E OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 95W AND SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2003 .TONIGHT...WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .SUN...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 26N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 KT. N OF 26N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT OVER ENTIRE AREA. .MON NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT OVER ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED...NW OF FRONT WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF FRONT. .THU...WIND BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2003 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N WIND N 25 KT...DECREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N WIND N 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...WIND NE DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 26N SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 KT. N OF 26N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...WIND E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...WIND SE TO S 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N PORTION LATE. .WED...NW OF FRONT WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .THU...WIND NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 MOLLEDA