000 FZNT24 KNHC 180837 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2004 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 24N ALONG 88W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 92W THIS AFTERNOON AND TO ALONG 97W TONIGHT AND PASSING W OF THE AREA THU MORNING. OTHERWISE A WEAK RIDGE WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2004 .TODAY...N OF 27W OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 93W WIND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27W OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...W OF 93W WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 27N WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 94W WIND S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 94W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 93W WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT OVER ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY NEAR THE LOUISIANA COAST. .SUN...S OF 27N WIND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N WIND SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT OVER ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY NEAR THE LOUISIANA COAST. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROPICAL WAVE SHIFTING E TO SE 15 KT E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT E OF WAVE. ELSEWHERE W OF WAVE WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WIND AND SEAS LOCALLY HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF WAVE AXIS. .THU...WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS W PART. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT NE PART AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. A FEW SHOWERS S OF 22N. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 96W WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 96W WIND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2004 .TODAY...S OF 24N W OF WAVE WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF WAVE WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 24N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 24N WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITH SE SWELL. N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N WIND S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N WIND S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N WIND ELY 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON