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FZNT24 KNHC 271521
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 27 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN NEAR 20.7N 95.2W 1008 
MB AT 10 AM CDT...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT 
GUSTS TO 40 KT. T.D. THIRTEEN FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A 
TROPICAL STORM NEAR 20.4N 95.8W BY THIS EVENING AND MOVE SLOWLY 
W OFF THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20.3N 96.7W BY FRI MORNING. THE 
STORM MOVES INLAND TO 20.5N 97.5W BY FRI EVENING. A WEAK COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO N GULF TONIGHT ALONG 26N FRI AND 
DISSIPATING ALONG 24N SAT NIGHT.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 19N TO 22N 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 35 
KT THIS EVENING AND 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT FRI. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 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.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 
TO 7 FT SAT AND 2 TO 4 FT SUN AND MON.

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

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

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN