000 FZNT24 KNHC 202112 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT NOV 20 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT NOV 20 2004 .SYNOPSIS...A PERSISTENT COASTAL TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS THROUGH MON. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND W FROM THE ATLC ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH MON THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT E OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE SE REACHING A PSN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED...AND CONTINUE SE OF THE GULF THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT NOV 20 2004 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 92W WIND S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W WIND S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...WIND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 20 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 92W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NW PART MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NW PART MON NIGHT. .TUE...WIND SE TO S 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N. .WED AND THU...NW OF FRONT WIND N 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU. SE OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 20 2004 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST TODAY. .SUN NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .WED...N OF 25N WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 20 2004 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N WIND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...WIND SE TO S INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 25N WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N WIND S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON