000 FZNT24 KNHC 240306 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE WILMA OVER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 24.4N 83.7W 958 MB MOVING NE 16 KT AT 10 PM CDT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. WILMA WILL MOVE ONSHORE FLORIDA TO NEAR 26.2N 81.2W MON MORNING AND OVER THE ATLC MON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE OVER THE GULF TUE AS HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TUE AND WED THEN WEAKEN THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005 .TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT ALONG THE COAST. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING LATE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W AND N OF 23N W OF 94W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 28N... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 28N. HIGHEST SEAS 40 TO 45 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. N OF 28N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N. .MON...FROM 23N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT N OF 28N AND 14 TO 20 FT S OF 23N. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING LATE. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT AND MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS INCREASING TO 12 FT OR GREATER ENTIRE AREA. HIGHEST SEAS 40 TO 45 FT NEAR CENTER. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT...SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL