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FZNT24 KNHC 252230 AAA
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
520 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007

...UPDATED FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN...

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
520 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN NEAR 21.7N 95.0W 1010 
MB AT 515 PM CDT MOVING SOUTHWEST OR 220 DEG AT 3 KT.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. T.D. THIRTEEN FORECAST TO 
STRENGTHEN AND BECOME TROPICAL STORM NEAR 21.2N 95.0W WED AND 
MOVE TO 21.0N 95.0W WED NIGHT...20.8N 95.1W THU...20.5N 95.5W 
FRI THEN MOVE INLAND TO NEAR 20.0N 97.0W SAT. WEAK COLD FRONT 
MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT AND WEAKENING ALONG 27N 
FRI AND DISSIPATING ALONG 24N SAT NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES 
DOMINATES GULF SUN. 

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
520 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007

.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
520 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N W OF 93W...

.TONIGHT AND WED...WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 35 KT GUSTS 45 
KT WED. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT INCREASE TO 20 TO 33 
KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER AND 6 TO 8 FT 
ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SCATTERED TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT WED NIGHT 
INCREASING TO 55 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA 
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT WED NIGHT 
INCREASING TO 22 FT FRI AND SAT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER SCATTERED TSTMS 
ELSEWHERE.
.SUN...E WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 
8 FT.

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
520 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.  
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
520 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON