000 FZNT24 KNHC 180803 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT DEC 18 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT DEC 18 2004 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT SE GULF TODAY WILL MOVE E OF AREA EARLY SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM W. STRONG GUSTY NW WINDS DEVELOP LATER SUN OVER ENTIRE GULF. HIGH PRES MOVES TO NE GULF MON WITH DIMINISHING NE WINDS. HIGH MOVES E OF REGION TUE AS RETURN FLOW INCREASES W OF 90W. NEW COLD FRONT MOVES TO NW GULF WED WITH GUSTY NLY WINDS. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT DEC 18 2004 .TODAY...WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OCCASIONAL RAIN. .TONIGHT...WIND N 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...WIND INCREASING N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W WIND DECREASING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DECREASING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. E OF 94W WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SLOWLY DECREASING LATE. .MON...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WIND INCREASING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...WIND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT DEC 18 2004 .TODAY...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 22N WIND INCREASING N 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WIND INCREASING N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...WIND NE 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 22N E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 15 KT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT DEC 18 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT BACKING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE BECOMING NLY 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT INCREASING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N OF 27N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N WIND NE 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT INCREASING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N WIND WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 25N WIND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT DEC 18 2004 .TODAY...N OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...WIND N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...WIND INCREASING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 27N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N WIND INCREASING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG