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I think we will have a system move into the Gulf of Mexico through the Yucatan Channel or over the NE Yucatan. I do not think it will be that strong when it enters the gulf. As it enters, the upper level environment should be quite favorable, and the waters are very warm, so I would see steady intensification, like Bret, until landfall would occur, most likely in middle Texas. I will not give a strength since rapid increases in intensity would be impossible to predict, and given a favorable environment, anything is possible.
