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FZNT24 KNHC 272058
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LORENZO NEAR 20.4N 95.9W 999 MB AT 4 
PM CDT MOVING W AT 4 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS TO 75 
KT.  LORENZO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 20.4N 
96.6W TONIGHT THEN DRIFT INLAND INTO MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20.5N 
97.5W...BETWEEN VERACRUZ AND TAMPICO...FRI MORNING.  COLD FRONT 
PUSH INTO NRN GULF WATERS FRI REACH 26N OVER ERN GULF BEFORE 
DISSIPATING LATE SAT. 

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W 
OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

...HURRICANE WARNING 19N TO 22N W OF 94W...

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 
GUSTS 75 KT INCREASE TO 65 GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 
NM OF CENTER BUILD TO 18 FT BEFORE LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N 
W OF 92W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE. SEAS 9 
FT BUILD TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT. N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 150 NM E AND 60 NM W OF CENTER.
.FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 22N W OF 91W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SAT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE MON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TUE. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 
28N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT 
BUILD TO 9 FT MON. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT 
BUILD TO 6 FT MON. 

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 
26N LATE SUN. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT 
BUILD TO 8 FT MON. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/BARNES