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FZNT24 KNHC 260843
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN NEAR 21.0N 95.0W 1008 
MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING S AT 3 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT 
GUSTS TO 35 KT. T.D. THIRTEEN FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AND BECOME 
TROPICAL STORM NEAR 20.6N 94.9W TONIGHT AND NEAR 20.3N 95.7W 
FRI...20.1N 96.6W FRI NIGHT 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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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N W OF 94W...

.TODAY...WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT 
GUSTS 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 
ELSEWHERE WINDS 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.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT INCREASING 
TO 45 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT THU INCREASING TO 22 
FT BY FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER SCATTERED TSTMS 
ELSEWHERE.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS S OF 25N.  
.TONIGHT...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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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

.TODAY 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 DGS