000 FZNT24 KNHC 071509 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN DEC 07 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 07 2003 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF TUE EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM 29N84W TO YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE WED...AND MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY THU. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 07 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W WIND BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W WIND NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W WIND BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 94W WIND S INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 93W WIND S 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WIND S TO SW 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 25 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N ALONG FRONT. .WED...WIND NW 25 KT AND GUSTY...DECREASING TO LIGHT NEAR THE COAST AND MODERATE OFFSHORE BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING 3 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE BY WED NIGHT. .THU...LIGHT NE TO E WIND. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 07 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...WIND N TO NE 10 KT. S OF 23N E OF 95W SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 95W WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING LIGHT S TO SW LATE. EXCEPT BECOMING NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. .WED...S OF 23N W OF 94W WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NW TO N 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ENTIRE AREA WIND AND SEAS DECREASING WED NIGHT. .THU...WIND BECOMING LIGHT N TO NE. S OF 23N E OF 95W SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 07 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 26N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 KT. N OF 26N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED...NW OF FRONT WIND NW 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT WIND SW 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF FRONT. .THU...WIND N 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 07 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...WIND N TO 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. .TONIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 KT. N OF 26N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 26N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 26N WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...WIND SE TO S 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N PORTION LATE. .WED...NW OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON WINDS NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .THU...WIND NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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/COBB