000 FZNT24 KNHC 220316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2005 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS LATE SAT AFTERNOON THEN QUICKLY MOVE TO ALONG A PSN FROM 28N82W ALONG 25N90W TO 23N97W LATE SAT NIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS REMAINDER OF WATERS SUN AND SE OF AREA SUN AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NW GULF MON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THEN WEAKEN SOME AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING EXPECTED N OF 27N SAT NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ENTIRE AREA SUN... .TONIGHT...W OF 94W WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF COLD FRONT WIND NW TO N INCREASING RAPIDLY TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...HIGHEST WINDS N OF 27N. SEAS BUILDING RAPIDLY TO 9 TO 14 FT. S OF COLD FRONT WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .SUN...WIND N 30 TO 35 KT...DECREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND NE 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...W OF 93W WIND N 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. E OF 93W WIND N 15 KT...DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .TUE AND WED...WIND BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TONIGHT...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT W OF 95W TONIGHT. .SAT...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WIND BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT N OF COLD FRONT TOWARDS DAYBREAK. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF COLD FRONT NEAR DAYBREAK. A FEW SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT LATE. .SUN...N OF COLD FRONT WIND N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. S OF COLD FRONT WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. S OF COLD FRONT WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 23N WIND N 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 10 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 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...WIND BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING EXPECTED N OF 27N SAT NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ENTIRE AREA SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 24N WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 24N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N WIND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N LATE. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO N 30 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY N OF COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...THEN TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF COLD FRONT LATE. S OF 27N WIND W 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT N OF COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT N OF COLD FRONT LATE. A FEW SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .SUN...N OF COLD FRONT WIND NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...S OF COLD FRONT EARLY WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND NE TO N 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...N OF 27N WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N WIND W TO NW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N WIND BECOMING SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO SW 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N LATE. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND W 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT TOWARDS DAYBREAK. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT TOWARDS DAYBREAK. S OF 27N WIND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN...N OF COLD FRONT WIND N 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S OF COLD FRONT EARLY WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG COLD FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND NE TO N 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...N OF 27N WIND N TO NE DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N WIND NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER FT/AGUIRRE