000 FZNT24 KNHC 140852 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN MAR 14 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN MAR 14 2004 .SYNOPSIS..WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE TODAY AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MON. WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN TUE AND EARLY WED. NEXT WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATE WED...MOVING TO FLORIDA AND EXITING AREA LATE WED/EARLY THU...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. $$ GMZ080-141530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN MAR 14 2004 .TODAY...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT WIND NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PORTION. .MON...E OF FRONT N OF 28N WIND SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 28N WIND NW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W WIND NW TO N 10 OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...WIND NE TO E 10 KT BECOMING WIND SE 10 KT EXCEPT FOR EASTERN SECTION WIND SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AND W OF 94W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S OF 27N WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-141530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN MAR 14 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND E 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND ELY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...WIND NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E OF 94W AND N OF 23N W OF 94W WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 94W SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 23N W OF 94W SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-141530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN MAR 14 2004 .TODAY...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND ELY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND WLY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WIND SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 25N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N OF 29N WIND VARIABLE BECOMING WIND N 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 29N WIND VARIABLE BECOMING WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S OF 26N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-141530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN MAR 14 2004 .TODAY...S OF 26N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N WIND NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...FROM 25N TO 28N WIND SLY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 28N WIND NW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S OF 28N WIND NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 28N WIND W 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N OF 27N WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WIND NLY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...WIND NE 15 KT. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 83W SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS