000 FZNT24 KNHC 191456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2003 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 25N82W TO 25N97W WILL MOVE S TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING...THEN S OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. CONTINENTAL HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH MON. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY TUE...REACHING 31N88W TO 23N97W LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W WIND BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SEAS 5 FT SUN NIGHT AND MON. .TUE...NW OF NEXT FRONT WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF NEXT FRONT WIND SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WIND NW TO N 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE BY TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E OF 94W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN....WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW OF NEXT FRONT WIND BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF NEXT FRONT WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N WIND NE TO E 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT BEHIND NEXT FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT NW OF FRONT. S OF 27N WIND NE TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 26N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N WIND BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER MOLLEDA