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FZNT24 KNHC 280902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LORENZO INLAND NEAR 20.6N 97.5W 995 
MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING W AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 
TO 65 KT. LORENZO WILL WEAKEN TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION INLAND NEAR
20.9N 98.2W THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE INTO THE NRN GULF FRI AND ALONG 26N OVER ERN GULF 
BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007

...TROPCAL STROM WARNING FROM 20N TO 21N W OF 96W...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
30 NM ELSEWHERE OF CENTER.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 GUSTS 65 
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 16 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EARLY DECREASE 
20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT 
BY AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS 
SQUALLS S OF 22N W OF 95W ENDING BY AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 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 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 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 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TUE. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 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 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
BUILD 7 TO 9 FT MON. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT BUILD 4 TO 6 FT MON.

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 26N SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS BUILD 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILD 6 TO 8 FT MON AND TUE. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS