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FZNT24 KNHC 260303
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN NEAR 21.7N 95.4W 1008 
MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING WEST OR 260 DEG AT 4 KT.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. T.D. THIRTEEN FORECAST TO 
STRENGTHEN AND BECOME TROPICAL STORM NEAR 21.1N 95.3W EARLY THU 
...20.9N 95.6W LATE THU...20.5N 96.5W LATE FRI THEN MOVE INLAND 
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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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITION EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 94W THU 
THROUGH SAT...

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT WILL INCREASE TO 30 KT GUSTS 
40 KT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT INCREASE TO 
20 TO 30 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.
.THU THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 
60 NM OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT THU INCREASING TO 50 KT 
FRI AND SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT THU INCREASING TO 22 FT BY 
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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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 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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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 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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