000 FZNT24 KNHC 170233 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU DEC 16 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 16 2004 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI THEN WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WITH INCREASING WIND OVER THE AREA WITH POSSIBLE GALE FORCE WIND IN THE NE GULF LATE SUN AND EARLY MON. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 16 2004 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND N 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...WIND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...W OF 94W WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 95W WIND N 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...W OF 94W WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 16 2004 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .MON...W OF 95W WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 95W WIND N 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...W OF 93W WIND S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 16 2004 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WIND E 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...N OF 27N WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT DECREASING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 27N WIND N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL DECREASING 10 TO 14 FT LATE. .TUE...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 16 2004 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N WIND INCREASING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N WIND INCREASING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...N OF 27N WIND NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 27N WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. WIND AND SEAS DECREASING LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/FT