000 FZNT24 KNHC 240919 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE WILMA AT 5AM NEAR SW FL COAST AT 25.5N 82.4W MOVING NE 17 KT AND AWAY FROM AREA LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE TODAY AND E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY NLY WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE GULF FROM THE NW TUE THROUGH THU WITH DECREASING WINDS. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NRN GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005 .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING EARLY S OF 28N E OF 86W... .TODAY...S OF 28N E OF 86W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. WINDS DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT N OF 27N AND 14 TO 18 FT S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 FT BY MORNING. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...HURRICANE WARNING EARLY BETWEEN 24N AND 27N E OF 84W... .TODAY...BETWEEN 24N AND 27N E OF 84W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. SEAS 35 TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASING LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 27N E OF 84W DIMINISHING LATE. .TONIGHT...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 THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG