000 FZNT24 KNHC 110902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 11 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 11 2004 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IVAN OVER CARIBBEAN AT 17.5N 78.0W 923 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 11 MOVING WNW 9 KT. IVAN WILL MOVE TO 18.3N 79.0W AT 1800 UTC SEP 11...19.3N 80.1W AT 0600 UTC SEP 12...20.6N 81.4W AT 1800 UTC SEP 12...22.0N 82.5W AT 0600 UTC SEP 13...THEN ACROSS CUBA INTO SE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 25.9N 83.8W AT 0600 UTC SEP 14. IVAN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE N OVER E GULF OF MEXICO INLAND NEAR 30.5N 84.0W AT 0600 UTC SEP 15. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 11 2004 .TODAY...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT OVER SW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT OVER FAR NW PORTION. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL ON TUE. .WED...VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 11 2004 .TODAY...S OF 22N WINDS N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 22N WIND BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W WIND BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 95W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL OVER NE PORTION TUE. W OF 95W WIND NLY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT BY TUE. .WED...WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NE PORTION IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 11 2004 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON AND TUE N OF 24N E OF 86W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SUN...N OF 25N WIND E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 87W WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 87W. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 87W WIND N TO NE INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N W OF 87W WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N WIND N TO NE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 87W. .MON AND TUE...N OF 24N E OF 86W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 24N WIND NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN ELY SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 86W WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN ELY SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 86W. .WED...WIND DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 11 2004 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXPECTED S OF 24N E OF 84W SUN... ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE... .TODAY...S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT SAT. N OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N WIND E INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 24N E OF 83W WIND N TO NE INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WIND N TO NE INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SQUALLS INCREASING SE PORTION LATE. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 24N HIGHEST WIND 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT NEAR CENTER OF IVAN. HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. BETWEEN 24N AND 26N WIND INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...HIGHEST WIND 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT NEAR CENTER OF IVAN. TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SPREADING N OVER ENTIRE AREA. HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF IVAN. .WED...N OF 27N WIND W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT DECREASING LATE. S OF 27N WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SLOWLY DECREASING. $$ FORECASTER RRG