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FZNT24 KNHC 261455
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN NEAR 20.9N 95.0W 1006 
MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING S AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT 
GUSTS TO 40 KT. T.D. THIRTEEN FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A 
TROPICAL STORM NEAR 20.7N 95.1W EARLY TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY SW 
TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N97W FRI AND FURTHER INLAND FRI 
NIGHT INTO SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO N WATERS THU 
NIGHT REACHING ALONG 26N FRI...AND DISSIPATING ALONG 24N SAT 
NIGHT. LOW PRES DEVELOPING NEAR 25N82W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE 
LITTLE THROUGH FRI BECOMING ABSORBED BY THE WEAK FRONT FRI 
NIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DOMINATE ENTIRE GULF WATERS SUN.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...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.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 19N TO 21N W OF 94W...

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GUSTS 45 
KT TONIGHT AND 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT LATE THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT TONIGHT WITH TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS THROUGH AREA THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 
60 NM OF CENTER BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT BEFORE LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT FRI. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 
150 NM E AND 60 NM W OF CENTER. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 
FT SAT AND 2 TO 4 FT SUN.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.  
.THU THROUGH FRI...E 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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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 
2 FT THU. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. 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