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FZNT24 KNHC 270304
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN NEAR 21.3N 94.8W 1009 
MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVE W 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 
TO 40 KT. T.D. THIRTEEN FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL 
STORM NEAR 21.1N 95.0W LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY W TO THE 
MEXICAN COAST NEAR 21N97W FRI NIGHT AND FURTHER INLAND SAT. A 
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO N WATERS THU NIGHT REACHING ALONG 
26N FRI...AND DISSIPATING ALONG 24N SAT NIGHT. WEAK LOW NEAR 
24N81W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. NORTHEAST 
WINDS WILL DOMINATE ENTIRE GULF WATERS SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

.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 THROUGH 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 AND MON...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 SUN NIGHT AND 6 
TO 8 FT MON E OF 94W. 
 
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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 19N TO 22N W OF 94W...

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GUSTS 45 
KT LATE TONIGHT AND 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT LATE THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE TONIGHT. 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 THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 
TO 7 FT SAT AND 2 TO 4 FT SUN AND MON.

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. 

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

.TONIGHT 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. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...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 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER LL