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FZNT24 KNHC 222108
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DOLLY AT 24.6N 95.3W 986 MB AT 4 PM CDT 
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 KT WITH 
GUSTS TO 80 KT. DOLLY TO MOVE NEAR 25.3N 96.4W LATE TONIGHT AND 
INLAND WED AFTERNOON NEAR 26.0N 97.5W AND DISSIPATE WELL 
INLAND.  WEAK HIGH PRES OVER NE GULF THU THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 28N W OF 92W...

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SPREADING N  
OVER FORECAST AREA WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW 
QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF DOLLY. HIGHEST WINDS 
80 GUSTS TO 100 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE 
AND WITHIN 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT 
PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM 
SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
AREA E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 
120 NM OF CENTER AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS ELSEWHERE. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 
8 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22N W OF 92W...

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SPREADING N  
OVER FORECAST AREA WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW 
QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF DOLLY.  HIGHEST WINDS 
80 GUSTS TO 100 KT WED.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE 
AND WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT S 
OF 25N. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS ELSEWHERE. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 
6 FT LATE THU AND THU NIGHT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 88W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
 
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES