000 FZNT24 KNHC 081129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2004 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA. NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF LATE MON AND MOVES OFFSHORE EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO SOUTH TEXAS TUE EVENING. FRONT CONTINUES E EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA INTO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2004 .TODAY...W OF 95W WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 95W WIND NE TO E 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 95W WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 95W WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT OVER ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...WIND SLY 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NLY 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT BY THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT THU. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2004 .TODAY...S OF 27N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. N OF FRONT WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2004 .TODAY...N OF 27N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .MON... WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...WIND SLY 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 15 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER HOLWEG