000 FZNT24 KNHC 290137 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER CONUS BUILDING SWD ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO 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 MON NIGHT INTO TUE MORNING ...THEN EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO 19N96W TUE EVENING 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. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W PART LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....AND 7 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT E OF 88W LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT E OF 88W LATE SUN INTO MON. .TUE AND WED...NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT FLORIDA STRAITS. N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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/COBB