000 FZNT24 KNHC 230315 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2004 .SYNOPSIS...DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO WILL MOVE E OVER THE NW GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA WED. COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF TUE AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM 28N83W TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED THEN MOVE E OF AREA WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THU AND FRI WITH WINDS AND SEAS DECREASING. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .TUE...E OF 95W WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W WIND BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING WITH THE WIND SHIFT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...WIND NW INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...W OF 94W WIND NW 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2004 .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. .TUE...W OF 95W WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...WIND BECOMING NW AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU..W OF 94W WIND NW 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2004 .TONIGHT AND MON...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE...WIND S TO SW INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT WIND W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU...WIND NW INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...WIND SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...WIND NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE