000 FZNT24 KNHC 030225 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 02 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 02 2004 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE NW GULF LATER TONIGHT AND BECOMES STATIONARY ALONG 30N87W 28N97W SUN AND MON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ON TUE WHILE PUSHING THE FRONT S FROM N FLORIDA TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY THU. TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH EARLY SUN...THEN INTO SW GULF SUN NIGHT...REACHING 94W MON. TROUGH AND WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WAVE NEAR THE COAST OF MEXICO LATE MON...REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 96W THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 02 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND E 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 93W. .WED...E OF 95W WIND E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W. .THU...E OF 94W WIND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 94W WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 02 2004 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 20N E OF 95W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 96W WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .MON THROUGH TUE...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND THU...E OF 95W WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 02 2004 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .TUE...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...WIND E 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU...WIND E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 02 2004 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N TONIGHT THROUGH MON. .WED...S OF 25N WIND E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT INCREASING 7 TO 9 FT NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER HOLWEG