000 FZNT24 KNHC 140252 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2003 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL MOVE E ALONG THE N GULF COAST TONIGHT AND EARLY SUN. THE TRAILING COLD WHICH EXTENDS S FROM THE LOW ALONG 25N90W TO 19N95W WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 29N83W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN AND THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA EARLY SUN NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRES MON BUILDS OVER AREA. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E MON WITH SLY FLOW RETURNING OVER THE NW GULF. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE AND EXTEND FROM 30N89W TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT AND WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2003 .TONIGHT...WIND NW 20 KT AND GUSTY...EXCEPT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. .SUN...E OF 93W WIND NW 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 93W WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 93W WIND S INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W WIND SE TO S INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E OF COLD FRONT WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT WIND NW STRONG TO NEAR GALE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...STRONG NW TO N WIND DECREASING WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...W OF 94W WIND BECOMING LIGHT N TO NE. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W MODERATE N WIND...BECOMING LIGHT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2003 ...GALE CONDITION POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT AND WED S OF 23N W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...DECREASING 4 TO 5 FT NW PART LATE. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W WIND BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 22N W OF 95W WIND S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW OF COLD FRONT NEAR GALE NLY WIND...INCREASING TO GALE FORCE SW PART TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND LIGHT SE TO S BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N GALE FORCE WINDS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE STRONG TO NEAR GALE N WIND. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WINDS DECREASING ENTIRE AREA WED NIGHT. .THU...MODERATE N WIND. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2003 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF COLD FRONT WIND SLY 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT WIND NW 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND N 20 KT...DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 27N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 87W MODERATE SE TO S WIND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE NEAR 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N WIND MODERATE SLY WIND BECOMING STRONG NW BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N LIGHT SE TO S WIND BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...STRONG TO NEAR GALE NW TO N WIND. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...MODERATE N WIND. N OF 27N SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2003 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N WIND BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .SUN...W OF COLD FRONT WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND NW TO N 20 KT DECREASING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N OF 27N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...WIND BECOMING MODERATE E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...WIND BECOMING STRONG TO NEAR GALE NW. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...MODERATE N WIND. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ WIND LEGEND. LIGHT...15 KT OR LESS. MODERATE...16 TO 21 KT. STRONG...22 TO 27 KT. NEAR GALE...28 TO 33 KT. GALE...34 TO 47 KT. STORM...48 TO 63 KT. HURRICANE...64 KT OR GREATER. NOTE TO USERS: THE WIND LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED FROM THIS PRODUCT BEGINNING DECEMBER 18, 2003 AT 1130 AM. REPLACING THE WIND LEGEND WILL BE EITHER SPECIFIC WIND SPEEDS OR A TREND FORECAST SUCH AS WIND INCREASING OR DECREASING. $$ FORECASTER BROWN