000 FZNT24 KNHC 210831 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2004 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE NE GULF MOVING E TODAY. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES TO NW GULF LATE WED. FRONT MOVES TO 30N85W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AFTERNOON. STRONG NLY WINDS FOLLOWING FRONT WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO GALE FORCE MAINLY W OF 90W. FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FRI OVER CENTRAL GULF. INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT NW OF FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALE CONDITIONS FRI W OF N OF FRONT. FRONT MOVES E OF AREA SAT BUT STRONG NLY WINDS CONTINUE ENTIRE GULF. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2004 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED AND WED NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND SE TO S 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .THU...WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...WIND INCREASING N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...WIND N 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2004 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI THROUGH SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 KT W OF A COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 8 FT W OF FR0NT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT WIND N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS. .SAT...WIND NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT DECREASING TO N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2004 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND EARLY SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF A COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT INCREASING TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. S OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. .SAT...WIND N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY THEN DECREASING LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OCCASIONAL RAIN N OF FRONT. .SAT...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASING LATE. $$ FORECASTER RRG