000 FZNT24 KNHC 310313 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2004 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW 1009 MB NEAR 26N91W WILL DRIFT E TO NEAR 27N90W SAT AFTERNOON. A FRONT THAT EXTENDS E FROM THE LOW ALONG TO 25N82W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 23N97W WILL MOVE SE TO 19N96W SAT. ON SAT NIGHT THE 1008 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 28N88W...WITH FRONT EXTENDING E OF LOW TO 27.5N83W...AND TRAILING FRONT SW OF LOW TO 21N90W. ON SUN...THE LOW WILL REDEVELOP IN THE ATLC WITH FRONT DISSIPATING FROM TAMPA TO 28N90W. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON AND EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 19N93W EARLY TUE...THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE BY WED. $$ GMZ080-310930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF LOW AND FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT WIND MAINLY SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .SAT...W OF 94W WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 94W WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 94W WIND N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 94W WIND SW TO W 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. .SUN...E OF 94W WIND MAINLY NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW OF COLD FRONT WIND N 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .TUE...WIND NW TO N 20 KT...DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...DECREASING 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-310930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2004 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT...W OF 93W WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W WIND W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...WIND VARIABLE BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...WIND N 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...WIND BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-310930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WIND W TO NW 15 KT AND GUSTY...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH SCATTERED EMBEDDED TSTMS N OF 24N. .SAT...N OF FRONT WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT WIND MAINLY SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N WIND SW TO W 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT ENDING LATE. WIDESPREAD RAIN N OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 28N WIND NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N WIND SW TO W 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N WIND SW TO S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 26N WIND BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N MON NIGHT. .TUE...NW OF NEXT COLD FRONT WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF NEXT COLD FRONT WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-310930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2004 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT...SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE SAT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT TO 28N. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT. WIDESPREAD RAIN N OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 28N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N WIND SW 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT...WIDESPREAD RAIN N OF FRONT ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT N PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MOLLEDA