Offshore Gulf of Mexico Forecast
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT MON SEP 13 2004
.TONIGHT AND TUE...HIGHEST WIND 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT NEAR CENTER OF IVAN. S OF 26N E OF 89W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH ESTIMATED HIGHEST SEAS 58 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 28N WIND N TO NE 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 15 FT. N OF 28N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF IVAN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...HIGHEST WIND 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT NEAR CENTER OF IVAN. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 23N WITH ESTIMATED HIGHEST SEAS 55 FT. S OF 23N WIND WLY 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF IVAN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...HIGHEST WIND 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT NEAR CENTER OF IVAN...DECREASING 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND N OF 24N. ESTIMATED HIGHEST SEAS 50 FT. S OF 24N WIND SW 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF IVAN.