000 FZNT24 KNHC 270854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2004 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E OF AREA SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO N GULF EARLY MON TO A PSN ALONG 30N93W TO 22N97W MON AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 30N88W TO 22N97W TUE. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2004 .TODAY...W OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WIND E TO SE 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. .SAT NIGHT...WIND SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...WIND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART LATE. .MON...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN RESIDUAL S SWELL. SE OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2004 .TODAY...W OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W WIND N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 20N W OF 95W WIND SE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N WIND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 21N WIND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF 95W WIND SE 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 95W WIND BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...WIND BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2004 .TODAY...WIND NW TO N 15 KT. S OF 26N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...N OF 26N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...WIND N TO NE 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT. S OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...N OF 26N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WIND E TO SE INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N WIND SE 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...WIND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...S OF 26N WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2004 .TODAY...WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N WIND NE TO E INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N WIND E 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...WIND SE 20 KT AND GUSTY...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN