000 FZNT24 KNHC 170805 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2004 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS WILL EXTEND SW FROM FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W GULF NEAR 25N98W THROUGH MON THEN BUILD FROM 28N83W TO 26N97W TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-171530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2004 .TODAY...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 93W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 93W WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DECREASING S TO SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 93W WIND SE TO S 15 KT INCREASING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-171530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2004 .TODAY...N OF 21N E OF 95W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N WIND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 21N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING SE TO S 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON. S OF 21N WIND E TO SE 10 KT INCREASING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 95W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...WIND DECREASING E TO SE 15 KT LATE WED AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DECREASING 2 TO 4 FT THU. $$ GMZ084-171530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2004 .TODAY...N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N WIND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ086-171530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2004 .TODAY...N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 KT...EXCEPT WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WIND SE 10 KT TONIGHT DECREASING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT ON MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 27N WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 26N WIND SE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER HOLWEG