000 FZNT24 KNHC 022051 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 02 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 02 2005 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM STAN INLAND OVER THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 20.7N 89.4W 1004 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING WNW 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. STAN WILL MOVE OFF THE W COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATER TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY AND BE LOCATED OVER THE SW GULF NEAR 21.3N 93.0W MON AFTERNOON... THEN BECOME A HURRICANE JUST OFF THE MEXICO COAST NEAR 21.0N 96.1W TUE AFTERNOON. STAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND ON WED AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE. BROAD TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE E HALF OF THE GULF ON WED AND THU AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED...REACHING 31N92W TO 23N96W ON THU AND 31N88W TO 22N92W ON FRI. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 02 2005 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA EXCEPT SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED...NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 02 2005 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED S OF 23N W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT OF CENTER OF STAN...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. W OF 95W NLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER OF AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 105 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF STAN...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF STAN. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 105 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E PART LATE. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF STAN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF STAN. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF COLD FRONT. .FRI...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 02 2005 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N W OF 87W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT OF STAN...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON...S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SLY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF THE COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF THE COLD FRONT. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 02 2005 .TONIGHT AND MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB