000 FZNT24 KNHC 091504 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2004 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 25N97W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE AND EXTEND ALONG 30N83W 26N90W 20N97W BY EVENING. FRONT WILL REACH 26N82W TO 19N96W LATE TONIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA BY SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME A RIDGE OVER THE N GULF COAST SUN AND GRADUALLY DRIFT SOUTH OVER THE N GULF AND WEAKEN MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT WIND N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...WIND N TO NE 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W PART LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W PART LATE. .SAT NIGHT...E OF 93W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .MON...N OF 28N WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N WIND NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT WIND N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE MEXICAN COAST. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 21N. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 21N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT NW PART LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NW PART LATE. .SUN...S OF 22N E OF 95W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W WIND BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N WIND NE 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT OVERNIGHT. N OF 26N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OVERNIGHT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 28N WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. .SUN...WIND NE 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N OVERNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N LATE. .MON...S OF 27N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N WIND NE 10 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL