000 FZNT24 KNHC 100239 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2005 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 26N95W AND SWD ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF COAST TONIGHT THEN SHIFT E INTO THE ATLC MON NIGHT WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING W ALONG 31N BY TUE. ELY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SLY BY TUE...THEN INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS OVERNIGHT WED. FRONT EXTENDS FROM MOBILE BAY ALONG 25N93W TO 19N94W BY THU EVENING AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND 25N87W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY FRI EVENING. STRONG NLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS N OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2005 .TONIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W WIND S 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 93W WIND S 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY...SHIFTING NW 20 KT W OF FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG TEXAS COAST. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E OF 95W WIND N 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 95W WIND N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2005 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W WIND SE TO S 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 95W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT WED. E OF 95W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING NW PART LATE WED. .THU...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...WIND BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF FRONT WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY SUNRISE FRI. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT WIND N 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE NW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2005 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN GULF STREAM BY LATE MON. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 83W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN GULF STREAM. .WED...N OF 27N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 26N WIND S 10 TO 15 KT KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT LATE. S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COBB/FT