000 FZNT24 KNHC 221445 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2004 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 27N90W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP OVER NW GULF MON AND EXTEND ALONG THE LOUISIANA AND UPPER TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS AND MEXICO. LOW WILL MOVE E OVER THE NW GULF AND LOUISIANA TUE THEN OVER MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA WED AND MOVE E OF AREA THU. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 30N87W TO 20N96W WED THEN MOVE SE OF AREA LATE WED NIGHT. BUILDING OVER THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W, .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE...WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING WITH THE WIND SHIFT. .WED...WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DECREASING TO N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N E OF 95W WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 95W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .TUE...WIND SW 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY S AND E PORTION. .WED...WIND BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...WIND NW 25 KT DECREASING TO N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...S OF 26N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE...WIND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED...N OF 26N WIND W TO NW INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N WIND SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N ENDING LATE. .THU...WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE...WIND BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED...WIND SW 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING UP TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING WITH THE WIND SHIFT. .THU...WIND NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER MOLLEDA/DGS