000 FZNT24 KNHC 140320 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2004 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 28N83W TO LOW PRES 26N90W 1014 MB WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT ALONG 23N92W 19N93W. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE ALONG THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SAT REACHING NORTHERN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA SAT EVENING AND SUN. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND SW ALONG 30N89W TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT EVENING...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF ON MON. HIGH PRES FROM TEXAS WILL BUILD EASTWARD WITH INCREASING NLY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE...SPREADING ACROSS ENTIRE GULF OVERNIGHT TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...W OF LOW AND FRONT WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING E OF AREA. .SAT NIGHT...WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W LATE. .SUN...W OF 95W WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W WIND NW TO N 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...WIND SHIFTING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DECREASING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING N 20 KT AND GUSTY LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...WIND N 20 KT...DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2004 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT WIND INCREASING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT EARLY THEN DECREASING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 23N WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...WIND N 20 KT EARLY DECREASING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL DECREASING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...WIND NE TO E 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WIND N 15 KT INCREASING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHES OF RAIN AND WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS/ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT...N OF FRONT AND LOW WIND N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NW INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 28N WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 28N WIND NW 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...WIND SHIFTING NE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...WIND BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT AND INCREASING 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHES OF RAIN AND WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS/ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT...N OF FRONT AND LOW WIND NE INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF FRONT WIND W TO NW 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WIND NW 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 10 KT BY MON MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT MON. .TUE...WIND N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...WIND N 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB/AGUIRRE