000 FZNT24 KNHC 280314 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO ...SEE STATEMENT AT THE END OF THIS PRODUCT REGARDING A SURVEY TO POSSIBLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FORECAST ZONES... GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W 25N88W TO INLAND YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE E OF GULF MON MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF BEHIND FRONT MON THEN ACROSS THE MIDDLE GULF TUE...AND ACROSS REMAINDER OF GULF WED. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF THU AFTERNOON AND REACH A LOUISIANA TO 22N97W LINE BY THU EVENING...THEN EXTEND ALONG A PSN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT . W OF 95W WIND NW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...E OF 92W WIND N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 92W WIND N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT....BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W TUE NIGHT. .WED...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...WIND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 .TONIGHT...S OF 22N WIND N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT BY MORNING. N OF 22N WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. .MON...E OF 95W WIND N 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 95W WIND NW TO N 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E OF 95W WIND NE 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 93W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W OF FRONT WIND NW INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...WIND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 .TONIGHT...WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT ENDING LATE. .MON NIGHT...WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...WIND N TO NE DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...WIND VARIABLE BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF 27N LATE. $$ 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 2004 TO 5 TO 7. 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 COBB/AGUIRRE