000 FZNT24 KNHC 161434 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IVAN INLAND NEAR 32.0N 87.5W 970 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 16 MOVING N 10 KT. IVAN WILL BECOME TROPICAL STORM NEAR 33.6N 86.9W AT 0000 UTC SEP 17 THEN MOVE WELL N OF AREA AT 1200 UTC SEP 17. A TROUGH MOVES INTO NW WATERS TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF FRI THEN THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT E OF AREA SAT. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 93W WIND W TO NW 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 93W WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 94W SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH WIND SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS E OF TROUGH. .SAT AND SUN...WIND NLY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N WIND SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...WIND NLY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N... .THIS AFTERNOON...HIGHEST WIND 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT NEAR CENTER OF IVAN. N OF 28N TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH ESTIMATED HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT DECREASING LATE. FROM 25N TO 28N WIND SW 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 25N WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N WIND SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N WIND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING SWELL. S OF 24N WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH WIND SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS E OF TROUGH. .SAT...WIND NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N WIND N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N W OF 83W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER N OF 28N W OF 83W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N WIND S TO SW 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN LARGE SWELL. S OF 24N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SWELL SUBSIDING LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N WIND SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .FRI...N OF 27N WIND SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N WIND SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW OF TROUGH WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH WIND SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR THE TROUGH. .SUN...N OF 27N WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...WIND VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/DGS