000 FZNT24 KNHC 292044 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2005 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER ERN US BUILDING SWD ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND HURRICANE BETA OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL RESULT IN INCREASING NE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF AND FL STRAITS THROUGH MON. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E MON WITH NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NW GULF COAST MON NIGHT...THEN EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 18N94W LATE TUE AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WED. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE EXTREME SE GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THU. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2005 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...DECREASING WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING WED NIGHT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS NEAR 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT NW PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT NW PART LATE. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS DECREASING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2005 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N PART. .MON NIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N MAINLY E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2005 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING LATE. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .TUE...MAINLY NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART EARLY. $$ FORECASTER BROWN