Hurricane Humberto messes with forecasters and Texas
{{date|September 13, 2007}}

Tropical storm [[w:Hurricane Humberto (2007)|Humberto]] suddenly gained strength last night and became a hurricane just off the [[Texas]] coast.
 
At 12:15 a.m. CDT a hurricane warning was issued for the Gulf coast from High Island, Texas, to Cameron, Louisiana.  The center of the hurricane was at 29.4N 94.4W, moving toward the north-northeast at seven knots.  The diameter of the eye was ten nautical miles, with maximum sustained winds predicted to be 70 knots with gusts to 85 knots.  Twelve foot seas were expected.

By 10:00 a.m. CDT it had weakened back to a tropical storm.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/131148.shtml
|title=Hurricane Humberto public advisory
|author=Forecasters Franklin/Brown
|pub=NOAA/NHC
|date=September 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/131445.shtml
|title=Tropical Storm HUMBERTO Public Advisory
|author=Forecasters Franklin/Brown
|pub=NOAA/NHC
|date=September 13, 2007}}

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[[Category:Weather]]
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Hurricane season, 2007]]
[[Category:Gulf of Mexico]]
Tropical storm Humberto suddenly gained strength last night and became a hurricane just off the Texas coast.
 
At 12:15 a.m. CDT a hurricane warning was issued for the Gulf coast from High Island, Texas, to Cameron, Louisiana.  The center of the hurricane was at 29.4N 94.4W, moving toward the north-northeast at seven knots.  The diameter of the eye was ten nautical miles, with maximum sustained winds predicted to be 70 knots with gusts to 85 knots.  Twelve foot seas were expected.

By 10:00 a.m. CDT it had weakened back to a tropical storm.
Weather Texas United States North America Disasters and accidents Hurricane season, 2007 Gulf of Mexico