000 AGXX40 KNHC 230525 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 125 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... HURRICANE DOLLY CENTERED NEAR 25.1N 96.0W AT 0300 UTC MOVING NW NEAR 8 KT. HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BOTH THE NW AND SW ZONES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER AND SEAS OF ABOUT 12 FT OR GREATER ARE OCCURRING OVER NEARLY THE ENTIRE NW ZONE WITH MAX SEAS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 30 FT BEFORE THE STORM MOVES INLAND. BROWNSVILLE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS A WELL DEFINED EYE...EYEWALL AND SPIRAL RAINBANDS WHICH ARE ALREADY AFFECTING S TEXAS AND N MEXICO. ONCE DOLLY MOVES INLAND (EXPECTED LATER TODAY)...WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED AND ASSOCIATED SEAS WILL STEADILY DECLINE. REFER TO THE NHC FORECAST/ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCMAT4/WTNT24 KNHC AND THE PUBLIC ADVISORY UNDER MIATCPAT4/WTNT34 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS. BY LATE FRI AND OVER THE WEEKEND...A WEAK RIDGE SETS UP ACROSS THE REGION PROVIDING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS OVER THE N GULF AND LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE S HALF. CARIBBEAN... TRADES WINDS ARE FAIRLY STRONG (25-30 KT) IN THE TYPICALLY ENHANCED S CENTRAL PORTION AND MODERATE TO FRESH ELSEWHERE ...EXCEPT SLIGHTLY STRONGER IN ANOTHER USUAL ZONE...THE GULF OF HONDURAS. MAX SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 12 FT BASED ON BUOY AND MODEL DATA OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. OVERALL...LITTLE CHANGES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD AS RIDGING REMAINS STRONG AND MEANDERS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC. A COUPLE OF TROPICAL WAVES...ONE ALONG 78W AND THE OTHER E OF THE AREA NEAR 55W... WILL TRACK W THROUGH THE AREA AROUND 15 KT...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MAJOR WEATHER PLAYERS. TROPICAL N ATLC... LATEST SCATTEROMETER AND SFC DATA SHOW MAINLY 10-15 KT NE/E WINDS ACROSS THE REGION AND SEAS IN THE 4-5 FT RANGE. WINDS MAY OCCASIONALLY INCREASE TO 15-20 KT AND SEAS 5-6 FT...BUT OVERALL (LIKE THE CARIBBEAN) LITTLE CHANGES ARE ON TAP THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE SFC PATTERN HOLDS. SW N ATLC... SFC RIDGING EXTENDS ALONG 30N WITH MODERATE ELY WINDS OCCURRING S OF THE RIDGE AXIS AND LIGHT TO MODERATE SLY WINDS N OF THE AXIS. SEAS ARE 3-4 FT AREA WIDE...EXCEPT 2-3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. WINDS MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY TO 15-20 KT AND SEAS TO 4-6 FT E OF 72W LATE WED AND THU ON THE W SIDE OF A WEAK LOW-LEVEL TROUGH. BEYOND THAT...CONDITIONS WILL RESUME TO THE CURRENT AND CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WARNINGS... SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON THE LATEST NHC ADVISORY. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... HURRICANE WARNING FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 93W...GMZ080 AND GMZ082. .FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.