000 FZNT24 KNHC 062101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2004 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG 27N82W 24N94W 19N95W MOVE TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY WED AND BE S OF AREA LATER WED. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF FRONT MOVE E AND WEAKEN WED AND WED NIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST OVERNIGHT THU AND EXTENDS FROM 29N83W 19N95W BY FRI EVENING THEN MOVES SE OF AREA EARLY SAT WITH INCREASE IN WIND AND SEAS. WIND AND SEAS MODERATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2004 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N WIND NE 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF FRONT. .WED...SE HALF WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NW HALF WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...WIND BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. SHOWERS DEVELOPING NW PORTION THU. .THU NIGHT...WIND SE 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT EXTREME NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .FRI...WIND BECOMING N 20 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...WIND NE 15 KT...DECREASING TO 10 KT W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE W OF 93W. .SUN...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2004 .TONIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT WIND N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE NEAR MEXICAN COAST. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NW OF FRONT. .WED...N OF 21N WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 21N E OF 94W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 21N. .WED NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 20N W OF 94W WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...WIND BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW OF SECOND COLD FRONT WIND N 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF SECOND COLD FRONT WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...WIND N TO NE 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE N OF 22N. .SUN...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF COLD FRONT WIND NE 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF COLD FRONT WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...WIND NE 25 KT...DECREASING TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. .WED NIGHT...S OF 27N WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 25N WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N WIND E 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N LATE. .THU NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .FRI...NW OF SECOND FRONT WIND BECOMING NW 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF SECOND FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG SECOND COLD FRONT. .SAT...WIND N 20 KT AND GUSTY DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .SUN...WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF COLD FRONT WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF COLD FRONT WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 26N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N WIND NE DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT TO 15 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 25N WIND NE 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. N OF 25N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG SECOND COLD FRONT. .SAT...WIND N 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB