000 FZNT24 KNHC 070848 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2004 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE WEAKENING TONIGHT. NEW AND STRONGER HIGH BUILDS SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA FROM THE EASTERN UNITED STATES ON MON THROUGH WED BEFORE SHIFTING WELL E OF THE AREA ON THU. NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF EARLY THU AND MOVES OFFSHORE EXTENDING FROM COASTAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR 24N97W LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-071530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT...THEN INCREASING TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL MON NIGHT. .TUE...E OF 94W WIND NE INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 94W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E OF 94W WIND E 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W WIND BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF 26N W OF 95W. .THU...E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT WIND INCREASING NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN VICINITY OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-071530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 22N E OF 95W WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WIND N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT LATE WIND INCREASING N 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF 23N W OF 95W LATE. $$ GMZ084-071530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WIND NLY 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING NE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N LATE. .TUE AND WED...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TUE BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL WED. .THU...WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DECREASING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 25N AND NE TO E 10 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ086-071530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WIND N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING NE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EARLY MON INCREASING 4 TO 5 FT ON MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BY WED. S OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 25 KT AND GUSTY TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT BY WED. .THU...N OF 26N WIND E DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 20 KT DECREASING 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN