000 FZNT24 KNHC 230257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU APR 22 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU APR 22 2004 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN SAT INTO SUN. LOW PRES OVER TEXAS AND THROUGH FRI THEN MOVE NORTHEAST SAT THOUGH MON. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE TEXAS COAST SUN AND OVER THE NORTHWEST PART MON REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NORTHERN MEXICO LATE MON AND MOVING E OF THE AREA ON TUE. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU APR 22 2004 .TONIGHT AND FRI...WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WIND SE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WIND SE DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS DECREASING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT WIND INCREASING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...E OF 94W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 22 2004 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 96W WIND E 20 KT. SEAS BRIEFLY BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...E OF 94W WIND NE 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W WIND INCREASING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BRIEFLY...DECREASING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 22 2004 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH SE SWELL. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT..N OF 26N WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH S SWELL. S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 25N WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N WIND S TO SW 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N WIND INCREASING N TO NE 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N WIND NLY 15 KT INCREASING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 22 2004 .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND DECREASING ELY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S OF 25N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT WIND SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT WIND SHIFTING N AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER HOLWEG/BLAKE