000 FZNT24 KNHC 241505 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE WILMA INLAND S FLORIDA AT 11 AM AND HAS MERGED WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. STRONG GUSTY NLY WINDS ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND MERGE WITH THE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH WILMA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE E OVER THE NW GULF TUE WITH DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NE GULF WATERS THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-242130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. N OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-242130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-242130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-242130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...HURRICANE WARNING EARLY BETWEEN 24N AND 27N E OF 83W... .THIS AFTERNOON...BETWEEN 24N AND 27N E OF 83W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 175 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS SE WATERS 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 NELSON