000 FZNT24 KNHC 170229 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2003 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT 30N86W 24N90W 19N95W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E TO 27N82W 21N87W BY WED MORNING AND SE OF AREA WED AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM TEXAS EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. REINFORCING FRONT APPROACHES THE NE GULF THU MOVING TO PSN 29N83W 27N93W THU EVENING AND FROM 24N81W TO 22N94W FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES THEN REBUILDS OVER THE SE UNITED STATES INTO THE GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2003 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W WIND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. W OF 95W WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...E OF 94W WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 94W WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E OF 93W WIND N 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 93W WIND NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...WIND NW INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2003 ...GALE WARNING NW OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND N 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S OF 22N WIND N 30 TO 40 KT EARLY...DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N OF 22N WIND N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF 95W LATE. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 22N WIND N 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 22N WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 22N WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S OF 22N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2003 ...GALE WARNING NW OF FRONT N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N OF 27N WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED...N OF 27N WIND NW 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...DECREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N LATE. .THU...N OF REINFORCING FRONT WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF REINFORCING FRONT WIND N 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2003 ...GALE WARNING NW OF FRONT N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT BY DAYBREAK. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BY DAYBREAK. S OF 27N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING WITH WIND SHIFT. .WED...N OF 27N WIND NW 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N WIND NW INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT....DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N LATE. .THU...N OF 27N WIND NW 15 KT...BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN LINGERING N SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF REINFORCING FRONT WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 MOLLEDA/COBB