000 FZNT24 KNHC 282018 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA SW TO 26N88W TO 24N97W WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING S BEHIND THE FRONT AND TROPICAL STORM BETA OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL RESULT IN INCREASING NE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF AND FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT THROUGH MON. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E MON WITH NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF COAST LATE MON INTO TUE MORNING...THEN REACH A PSN FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 20N97W LINE LATE TUE AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WED. NEW AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WED MAINTAINING LIGHT TO MODERATE NLY WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ080-290330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W PART LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-290330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART THIS AFTERNOON. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 94W NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-290330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT E OF 88W LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT E OF 88W LATE SUN INTO MON. .TUE AND WED...NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-290330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT GUSTY S OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 25N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N. .MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE