000 FZNT24 KNHC 181946 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2004 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE S OF 24N ALONG 89W MOVE W TO ALONG 97W THU AND THEN W OF AREA LATE THU. OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGE DOMINATES MUCH OF GULF THROUGH MON. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACHES NE GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 93W WIND S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...W OF 93W WIND S 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 93W WIND BRIEFLY INCREASING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...S OF 27N WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT OVER ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY NEAR THE LOUISIANA COAST. .SUN...S OF 27N WIND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N WIND SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT OVER ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY NEAR THE LOUISIANA COAST. .MON...N OF 27N WIND SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2004 .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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 93W WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. A FEW SHOWERS S OF 22N. .SAT THROUGH MON...E OF 95W WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W WIND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2004 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 23N WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N WIND S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .MON...N OF 25N WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N WIND ELY 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .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 AND MON...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. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER HOLWEG