000 FZNT24 KNHC 130900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-1315300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2004 .SYNOPSIS... HURRICANE CHARLEY NEAR 23.9N 82.9W AT 0900 UTC AUG 13 MOVE TO 26.3N 82.9W AT 1800 UTC AUG 13 AND INLAND NEAR 29.8N 82.5W AT 0600 UTC AUG 14 THEN N OF THE AREA SAT. COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE 21N96W. FRONT THEN BECOMES STATIONARY AND WEAKENING ALONG 30N83W 21N90W SAT AND DISSIPATES SUN. WEAK EASTERLY FLOW RETURNS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF ON MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-1315300- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. S OF FRONT WIND W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...WIND ELY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-1315300- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2004 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT 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. 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. 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. $$ GMZ084-1315300- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2004 .TODAY...N OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND WLY 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-1315300- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2004 ...HURRICANE WARNING BETWEEN 82W AND 84W... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ENTIRE AREA... .TODAY...HIGHEST WIND 95 KT GUSTS 110 KT NEAR CENTER OF CHARLEY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT 90 NW QUADRANT... AND 45 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 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 TODAY. SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF CHARLIE. .TONIGHT...HIGHEST WIND 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT NEAR CENTER OF CHARLEY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NW QUADRANT 50 SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 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. S OF 26N WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF CHARLIE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT 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. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N WIND ELY 10 KT OR LESS MON AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS