000 FZNT24 KNHC 212105 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE WED AND REACH 28N83W TO YUCATAN LATE THU. FRONT WILL MOVE E OF AREA FRI BUT TROUGH FORMS OVER W GULF WITH GALE FORCE WIND AS IT MOVES E-NE ACROSS GULF SAT. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND SAT... .TONIGHT...WIND S 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND NW 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SW 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...WIND N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...WIND N 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS. SEAS TO 15 FT. .SAT...WIND N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...WIND NW TO N 25 TO 30 AND GUSTY. SEAS 20 FT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND SAT... .TONIGHT...WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...WIND S 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT N OF 21N AND 5 FT S OF 21N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT SHIFT N 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT WIND N 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS. SEAS BUILD 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FEW TSTMS. .SAT...WIND NW TO N 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND SAT... .TONIGHT...WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N WIND S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...WIND S TO SW 15 KT SHIFT N 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...WIND N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILD TO 15 FT. SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N WIND NE 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 13 FT. S OF 25N WIND S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N WIND NE TO E 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S OF 27N WIND SW 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 15 KT EXCEPT E TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 25N WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...WIND S TO SW 15 KT SHIFT NW 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WIDELY SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 26N WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N WIND E 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES