000 FZNT24 KNHC 101515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2004 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION MATTHEW AT 29.9N 90.8W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVE N 9 KT...THEN INLAND TO 31.4N 90.4W AT 0000 UTC OCT 11. WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 18N95W MOVE E OF AREA BY MON NIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT OFF TEXAS COAST LATE WED NIGHT REACH FROM 30N85W TO 21N87W LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...WIND 35 GUSTS TO 45 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF MATTHEW. ELSEWHERE E OF 91W WIND SE 20 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 91W WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 91W. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...WIND NW INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. E OF COLD FRONT WIND W 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 92W WIND SW 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF 92W WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 90W. .TONIGHT...WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...WIND NLY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...WIND N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N WIND S 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 25N WIND S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 23N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF COLD FRONT WIND SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF COLD FRONT WIND NW 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...WIND NW 10 INCREASE TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W OF SECOND COLD FRONT WIND NW INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. E OF SECOND COLD FRONT WIND SW 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N WIND S 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N WIND SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N WIND S 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED AND THU...WIND W 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT THU. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES