000 FZNT24 KNHC 072051 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN NOV 07 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN NOV 07 2004 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NW 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 E OF THE AREA THU. NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF EARLY THU...MOVES OFFSHORE FROM COASTAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR 24N97W LATE THU...AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI. RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRI. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN NOV 07 2004 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING NE TO E 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 94W WIND NE INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT BY TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. W OF 94W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E OF 94W WIND E 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W WIND SHIFTING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF 26N W OF 96W. .THU...E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF FRONT WIND INCREASING NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN VICINITY OF FRONT. .FRI...E OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS IN VICINITY OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 07 2004 .TONIGHT...E OF 96W WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 96W WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 96W WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 96W WIND NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL LATE TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WIND N TO NE 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E OF 95W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF 95W WIND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. 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 4 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. W OF FRONT WIND INCREASING N 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING IN VICINITY OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT WIND INCREASING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 07 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N LATE. .TUE THROUGH WED...WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING NE TO E 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF 25N TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT TUE BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT N OF 25N IN E SWELL BY WED. .THU...N OF 24N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DECREASING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. S OF 24N WIND NE TO E 15 KT DECREASING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS DECREASING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL OVER ENTIRE AREA LATE. .FRI...N OF FRONT WIND INCREASING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING ALONG FRONT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 07 2004 .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 25N WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WIND N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...WIND INCREASING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BY WED. S OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING NE 25 KT AND GUSTY TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT BY WED. .THU...N OF 26N WIND E DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 20 KT DECREASING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...N OF FRONT WIND INCREASING N TO NE 20 KT VERY LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER HOLWEG