000 FZNT24 KNHC 270305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 26 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 26 2005 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE FAR NRN GULF WATERS LATE THU...EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST TO 22N97W FRI...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTH BEHIND THE FRONT AND LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL RESULT IN INCREASING NE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF AND FLORIDA STRAITS LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD MON WITH NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE NW GULF. $$ GMZ080-270930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 26 2005 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 KT NEAR COAST LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT NEAR COAST LATE. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 KT AND GUSTY FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 28N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-270930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 26 2005 .TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-270930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 26 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 28N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW OF LINE 25N90W TO 28N85W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-270930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 26 2005 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N PART. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY S PART LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL