000 FZNT24 KNHC 030240 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED FEB 02 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED FEB 02 2005 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM A 1016 MB LOW NEAR 30N88W SWD ALONG 26N90W TO 18N93W WILL MOVE TO A 30N84W 25N87W TO 18N92W LINE THU...THEN E OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT NE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES FRI THROUGH MON WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING SE INTO NW WATERS LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN WEAKENING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N98W MON AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED FEB 02 2005 .TONIGHT...WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ACROSS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WIND N 20 KT AND GUSTY. N OF 29N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 29N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 29N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 29N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...WIND NE TO E 10 KT. N OF 29N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 29N SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W WIND BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH MON. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W WIND SE 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 02 2005 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N E OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W WIND NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY THU NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...THEN 8 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .FRI...S OF 22N W OF 95W WIND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SUBSIDING IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .SAT...W OF 95W WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 95W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .SUN...N OF 23N W OF 95W WIND SE TO S INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .MON...N OF 22N W OF 95W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 02 2005 .TONIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT FRONT WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT...SHIFTING E OF AREA THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WIND N 20 KT EARLY...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N WIND N TO NE 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. S OF 25N WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 26N WIND SLY 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED FEB 02 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN WITH SCATTERED EMBEDDED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WIND N 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. N OF 28N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 28N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .MON...N OF 27N WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ THE TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH OF THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS CONSIDERING REDUCING THE NUMBER OF MARINE ZONES FOR THIS PRODUCT. THE COVERAGE AREA WILL NOT BE REDUCED AND THE FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOR FIVE DAYS. A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES AND FOUR POSSIBLE EXAMPLES ARE POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/NEWOFFORMAT.SHTML (USE LOWERCASE). THE EVALUATION PERIOD WILL END MARCH 31 2005. DURING THIS EVALUATION PERIOD WE ENCOURAGE YOUR COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS, SPECIFICALLY WHICH OF THE FOUR EXAMPLES YOU SUPPORT. YOU MAY ALSO SUGGEST OTHERS OR NO CHANGE AT ALL. A LINK TO A FEEDBACK FORM IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB SITE GIVEN ABOVE. YOUR FEEDBACK WILL HELP US TO DETERMINE PRODUCT QUALITY...IF MODIFICATIONS ARE NEEDED...AND WHETHER THE PROPOSED CHANGES WILL BE ADOPTED. FORECASTER AGUIRRE/COBB