000 FZNT24 KNHC 221516 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON REACH 30N88W TO 22N96W TONIGHT...AND FROM 29N83W TO 18N95W THU...THEN STALLS FROM 26N80W TO 18N96W THU NIGHT. THE FRONT DRIFTS N TO ALONG 25N EARLY FRI AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG FRONT NEAR 25N95W. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING S FROM TEXAS WILL INTERACT WITH LOW TO PRODUCE POSSIBLE GALE FORCE WINDS W OF 90W FRI. LOW WILL MOVE E ALONG 25N LATE FRI AND JUST E OF AREA SAT NIGHT...PULLING FRONT SE OF AREA BY SUN MORNING. POSSIBLE GALES CONTINUE INTO SAT...THEN SLOWLY DECREASING WIND AND SEAS SUN AS HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER S TEXAS. WIND BECOMES SOUTHERLY SUN NIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS W OF AREA. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON...WIND S TO SW 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT NW OF COLD FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF COLD FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF COLD FRONT ENDING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING THU NIGHT. .FRI...WIND N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN...WITH CHANCE OF SLEET OR SNOW NEAR COAST. .SAT...WIND N 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NEAR 35 KT FAR S PORTION... DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ENTIRE AREA LATE. SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 28N AND 3 TO FT N OF 28N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN ENDING LATE. .SUN...N OF 28N WIND NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N WIND S 15 TO 20 KT... DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT JUST BEFORE FRONTAL PASSAGE...THEN SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. N OF 23N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 23N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT THEN INCREASING IN N SWELL LATE TONIGHT. .THU...NW OF COLD FRONT WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING N OF 24N. .FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT WIND N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN NW OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N E OF COLD FRONT. .SAT...WIND NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...S OF 23N WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N WIND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N WIND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF COLD FRONT. .THU...NW OF COLD FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT N OF 27N WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT S OF 27N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF COLD FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI...N OF 25N WIND NE INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 25N WIND BECOMING SLY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN N OF 25N...WITH CHANCE OF SLEET OR SNOW NEAR N COAST LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT WIND N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT...DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN N OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF FRONT. .SUN...S OF 26N WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N WIND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF COLD FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF COLD FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF COLD FRONT...BECOMING WIDELY SCATTERED THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 25N WIND N TO NE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN DEVELOPING N OF 25N. .SAT...N OF COLD FRONT WIND N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF COLD FRONT WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN N OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF FRONT. .SUN...WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN S OF 27N ENDING LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON