000 FZNT24 KNHC 191511 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2005 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN OVER THE SE UNITED STATES THROUGH WED...THEN WEAKEN THU. HURRICANE WILMA OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE NW ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU NIGHT AND FRI THEN TURN NE ACROSS THE SE GULF REACHING NEAR 24.0N 84.5W SAT MORNING...AND ACCELERATE NE CROSSING THE SOUTH FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE SAT INTO SUN MORNING...AND CONTINUE WELL E OF THE AREA SUN. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF OF MEXICO EARLY FRI AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N98W FRI EVENING...FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT...THEN E OF AREA SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SE PART THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING SE PART LATE. .SAT...NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NLY WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT... BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 93W NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN DEVELOPING ELY SWELL THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PART THU NIGHT. .FRI...E OF 92W NLY WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS E PART. .SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS EXTREME E PART SHIFTING E OF AREA LATE. .SUN...NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO N 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2005 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N E OF 89W THU THROUGH SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT... EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SPREADING INTO S PART LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU AFTERNOON AND S OF 23N E OF 89W THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT THU NIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING 8 TO TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N. .FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 27N E OF 89W. N OF 27N NLY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2005 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N THU NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N ELY WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N...BECOMING NUMEROUS EXTREME SW PART TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N ELY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FAR SW PART THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT FAR SW PART LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 28N. N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI AND 20 TO 33 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SAT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF 28N EARLY SHIFTING E OF AREA BY AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT... DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NLY SWELL... SUBSIDING LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS NEAR COAST OF FLORIDA SHIFTING E OF AREA EARLY. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE