000 FZNT24 KNHC 070905 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF COASTAL WATERS WILL MOVE TO A LINE FROM THE NORTHEAST GULF TO THE SOUTHWEST GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY THEN BECOME STATIONARY BEFORE MOVING NORTH OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RIDGE WILL REBUILD OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THURSDAY MOVING TO 30N90W TO CENTRAL MEXICAN COAST LATE THURSDAY AND TO NORTH FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRIDAY AND TO SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY SATURDAY AND SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA DURING SATURDAY. $$ GMZ080-071530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 .TODAY...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF FRONT WIND N 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. .FRI...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. .SAT...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-071530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND SHIFT TO N W OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT WIND N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ084-071530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N WIND S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .WED...N OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N OF 25N WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-071530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...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 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...WIND NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL