000 FZNT24 KNHC 040302 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2004 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH ACROSS THE NE GULF OF MEXICO WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA EARLY WED. WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 23N THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 29N83W TO 26N95W FRI AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 26N82W TO 24N94W SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WIND MAINLY S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY SE PART. .THU...WIND W 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. .THU NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BEHIND FRONT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI....N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU...WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT AND SUN...WIND MAINLY NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2004 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 24N WIND SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY BETWEEN 23N AND 28N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N WIND W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N WIND W 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N WIND SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT TO 24N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2004 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N WIND W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N WIND W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N WIND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .FRI...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF FRONT WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT BECOME VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN