000 FZNT24 KNHC 290909 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2005 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW NEAR THE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS WILL MOVE W AND DISSIPATE TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NW GULF COAST LATER THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N88W TO 27N97W THIS AFTERNOON...30N86W TO 27N97W TONIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 30N84W TO 28N90W TO 27N97W FRI. FRONT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE SAT AS HIGH PRES FROM THE ATLC BUILDS SW OVER AREA. TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR S WATERS SAT AND SUN...THEN INTO SW GULF MON AS LOW MOVES INTO THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2005 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...THEN SHIFTING TO N 10 KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT NW OF FRONT BY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 FT IN E SWELL MON. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT IN E SWELL MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2005 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY S OF 22N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY S OF 21N. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .MON...N OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2005 .TODAY...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2005 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS... BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER MOLLEDA