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FZNT24 KNHC 280330
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE LORENZO AT 20.5N 96.5W 990 MB AT 10 PM 
CDT MOVING W AT 5 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT. 
LORENZO MOVE TO 20.6N 97.4W INLAND MEXICAN COAST TONIGHT NEAR 
20.6N 97.4W...BETWEEN VERACRUZ AND TAMPICO.  COLD FRONT PUSH 
INTO NRN GULF WATERS FRI REACH 26N OVER ERN GULF BEFORE 
DISSIPATING LATE SAT. 

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 93W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 
GUSTS 85 KT INCREASE TO 75 GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 
NM OF CENTER BUILD TO 18 FT BEFORE LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N 
W OF 92W WINDS TO 33 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 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. 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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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 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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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES