000 FZNT24 KNHC 062133 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2004 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE TO TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SAT AND E OF THE AREA BY SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN. NEW LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST MON MOVING NE INTO ALABAMA WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SOUTHERN TEXAS TUE AND NW FLORIDA TO 24N97W WED. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E OF 94W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 94W WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING NE 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 95W WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W WIND E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT WIND NE 10 KT SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2004 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT WIND NLY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 21N WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 20N WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 95W WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E OF 95W WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 22N W OF 95W WIND S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...WIND S TO SW 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2004 .TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT SAT. E OF FRONT WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...S OF 27N WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N WIND SHIFTING SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT WIND NW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2004 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND NW 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...WIND NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT N OF FRONT WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 FT. 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS