000 FZNT24 KNHC 040846 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI FEB 04 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI FEB 04 2005 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT SE GULF WILL MOVE E OF AREA SAT. HIGH PRESS BUILDING OVER GULF AND MOVING E. RIDGE AXIS ALONG 82W WITH RETURN FLOW W OF 90W SUN. HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER NE GULF MON AND TUE WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT TO MODERATE ALL SECTIONS. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI FEB 04 2005 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN ENTIRE AREA REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW 3 NM. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W WIND BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH MON. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W WIND SE 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...WIND BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 04 2005 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W WIND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW 3 NM. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 22N W OF 95W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 04 2005 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND N 20 KT TODAY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW 3 NM. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N WIND N TO NE 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN. S OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 26N WIND SLY 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 26N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 04 2005 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND N 20 KT AND GUSTY BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N. OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW 3 NM. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL S OF 26N. .SUN...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .MON...N OF 27N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 RRG