000 FZNT24 KNHC 201446 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU JAN 20 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU JAN 20 2005 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT E OF AREA FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS SAT NEAR 30N85W TO 25N96W LATE...26N82W TO 20N97W SUN AFTERNOON...AND MOVE E OF AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SUN INTO MON. $$ GMZ080-202130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE SAT INTO SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N WIND S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...WIND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W WIND BECOMING S AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WIND SW 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...ENDING WITH PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT. .SUN...WIND NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DECREASING TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .MON...W OF 93W WIND N 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. E OF 93W WIND N 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-202130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE SAT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 92W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 92W WIND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 93W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...WIND SE TO S 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 KT OR LESS LATE... THEN INCREASING TO N 30 TO 35 KT FAR N PORTION BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT FAR N PORTION BEHIND FRONT LATE. .SUN...W OF 94W WIND N 35 TO 40 KT WITH PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. E OF 94W WIND BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT WITH PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. WIND AND SEAS DECREASING N OF 23N LATE. .MON...S OF 23N WIND N 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 23N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-202130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU JAN 20 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N WIND N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N WIND N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 24N WIND N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 24N WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N WIND BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE...THEN SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE...THEN TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND COLD FRONT. S OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N LATE. .SUN...SE OF FRONT EARLY...WIND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT AFTER PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENDING WITH PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT. .MON...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-202130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU JAN 20 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N WIND NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 25N WIND W 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N WIND BECOMING SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N LATE. .SUN...SE OF FRONT EARLY...WIND SW TO W 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT AFTER PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AFTER PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENDING WITH PASSAGE OF COLD .MON...WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER FT