000 FZNT24 KNHC 181456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU MAR 18 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU MAR 18 2004 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER N FL WILL MOVE E INTO THE ATLC FRI. NEW HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD S FRI AND SAT. THE HIGH WILL PRODUCE MODERATE NE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF. WINDS DECREASE SOME SUN..THEN INCREASE AGAIN ON MON AS A NEW HIGH BUILDS S. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU MAR 18 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...WIND BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU MAR 18 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 94W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 23N E OF 94W WIND NE 20 KT...DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF 94W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU MAR 18 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 KT...N OF 28N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...N OF 28N WIND BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .MON...WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU MAR 18 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N WIND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N WIND NE TO E INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N WIND NE 20 KT....EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...DECREASING LATE. FROM 25N TO 28N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN