000 FZNT24 KNHC 132056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED OCT 13 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED OCT 13 2004 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM N FLORIDA FROM 29N83W TO 22N91W MOVE SE OUT OF AREA THU. SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THU MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 30N88W TO 23N98W LATE THU...FROM N FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS GULF SAT AND SUN WITH LIGHT WIND AND SEAS. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED OCT 13 2004 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 93W WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W OF COLD FRONT WIND BECOME NW 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. E OF COLD FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .THU NIGHT...WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...WIND BECOME SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 13 2004 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N WIND NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 21N WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W OF COLD FRONT WIND BECOME NW 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. E OF COLD FRONT WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT WIND N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 11 FT LATE. E OF COLD FRONT WIND W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .FRI...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .SAT...W OF 95W WIND BECOME NE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN RESIDUAL N SWELL S OF 22N. E OF 95W WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN RESIDUAL N SWELL. .SUN AND MON...W OF 95W WIND SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W WIND E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 13 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W OF COLD FRONT WIND BECOME NW 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILD 8 FT. E OF COLD FRONT N OF 27N WIND S 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF COLD FRONT WIND S 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT N OF 25N. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF COLD FRONT WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 11 FT. N OF 25N E OF COLD FRONT WIND SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .FRI...N OF 25N WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N W OF COLD FRONT WIND N 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF COLD FRONT WIND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. .SAT...WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN RESIDUAL N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 13 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND NW 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N WIND NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...WIND N 10 KT BECOME S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU NIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT WIND BECOME NW 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. E OF COLD FRONT WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .FRI...W OF COLD FRONT WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY DECREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. E OF COLD FRONT WIND SW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .SAT...WIND N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL. .SUN AND MON...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES