000 FZNT24 KNHC 160902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2004 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA SW TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE NW AND BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 32N81W 29N85W 19N95W TUE...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY THU. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT...AND THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON WED. TROPICAL STORM EARL SE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE W WHILE INTENSIFYING TO HURRICANE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU TO NEAR 20.5N 90.5W AT 0600 UTC AUG 20...AND INTO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 22.5N 94.5W AT 0600 UTC AUG 21. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2004 .TODAY...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS E PART. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT DECREASING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 96W. .TUE...WIND NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S OF 27N E OF 94W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N WIND INCREASING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE WATERS. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2004 ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 24N E OF 96W THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TODAY...N OF 20N W OF 95W WIND N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 95W WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 96W WIND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 96W WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. S OF 20N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W WIND ELY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N. .WED...W OF 95W WIND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. .THU AND FRI...WIND INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS AND SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 24N E OF 96W. ELSEWHERE E OF 96W WIND INCREASING 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 96W WIND INCREASING NLY 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF EARL. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 28N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 23N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT THU BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N WIND N TO NE 20 KT THU BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT THU BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT FRI...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2004 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON