000 FZNT24 KNHC 090305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON MAR 8 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON MAR 8 2004 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE NW TONIGHT BEFORE RETREATING TO THE W TUE...AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE WATERS TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E...PASSING TO THE N OF THE GULF THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON MAR 8 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS TOWARD DAYBREAK. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH PART. .TUE...WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT... HIGHEST EAST PART. .WED...WIND DECREASING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SOUTHEAST PART. .WED NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SOUTHEAST PART. .THU...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S. .FRI...WIND BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N PORTION. WIND THEN BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WIND S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON MAR 8 2004 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 94W WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 95W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 95W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON MAR 8 2004 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N WIND N 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...WIND N 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EARLY...IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...AND N OF 27N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N WIND N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON MAR 8 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT...INCREASING TO W TO NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 24N WIND N 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 26N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...S OF 26N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...S OF 26N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER RM/CLARK