000 FZNT24 KNHC 122122 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2004 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE INLAND OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY NE OF THE AREA. HURRICANE CHARLEY NEAR 21.2N 81.9W AT 2100 UTC AUG 12 WILL MOVE TO 23.1N 82.7W AT 0600 UTC AUG 13 TO NEAR 26.5N 83.0W AT 1800 UTC AUG 13...THEN TO 30.5N 82.3W AT 0600 UTC AUG 14 BEFORE MOVING FURTHER NE OF THE AREA ON SAT. COLD FRONT ALONG 31N86W 22N98W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO PSN ALONG 30N85W 19N92W LATE FRI. FRONT THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENING ALONG 30N83W 21N90W SAT AND DISSIPATES SUN. WEAK EASTERLY FLOW RETURNS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF ON MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WIND WLY 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING W TO NW LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. DECREASING NE 15 KT FRI NIGHT. S OF FRONT WIND W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 93W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DECREASING 3 TO 4 FT SUN. E OF 93W WIND NE 15 KT DECREASING NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS DECREASING 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON...E OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...WIND ELY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NLY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF 22N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 22N WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N WIND NLY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 94W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 23N E OF 93W WIND NE TO E LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT DECREASING 2 TO 3 FT ON MON. .TUE...S OF 23N W OF 95W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND ELY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2004 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT WIND BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N WIND S TO SW 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT FRI MORNING AND NLY 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING WLY 10 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N WIND BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2004 ...HURRICANE WARNING BETWEEN 82W AND 84W... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ENTIRE AREA... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXPECTED N OF 28N FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...HIGHEST WIND 105 KT GUSTS 115 KT NEAR CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NW QUADRANT... AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER OPEN WATERS WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CONDITIONS DECREASING S OF 26N LATE FRI WITH WINDS S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF CHARLIE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WIND DECREASING OVER ENTIRE AREA N OF 27N EARLY SAT. W OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N WIND NE TO E10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N WIND BECOMING ELY 10 KT OR LESS MON AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT ON TUE. $$ FORECASTER HOLWEG