000 FZNT24 KNHC 031413 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 2005 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER FLORIDA MOVES E AND ALLOWS AN INCREASE IN SLY WINDS W OF 85W THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT WITH GUSTY NLY WINDS. THE FRONT MOVES TO 30N86W 25N93W TO 20N96W BY LATE MON AND FROM 26N81W 23N90W TO 19N95W BY LATE TUE AND STALLS ALONG 24N WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER GULF WITH GUSTY N AND NE WINDS. THE HIGH WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY NE WINDS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH EARLY WED. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 92W S WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 92W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILD 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO NLY 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG/COBB