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AGXX40 KNHC 220453
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

TROPICAL STORM DOLLY CURRENTLY IN THE SW GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 
23.1N 92.8W. DOLLY IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE THIS 
EVENING THEN APPROACH THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER EARLY WED THEN 
MOVE INLAND WED EVENING. WARNINGS FOR THE MIDDLE GULF WILL 
LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED...WITH HURRICANE WARNINGS LIKELY IN THE 
SW AND NW GULF ZONES. OF COURSE ALL WARNINGS WILL BE BASED ON 
THE 09Z ADVISORY. OTHERWISE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL BE 
LIGHT.

WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE ATLC THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A TROUGH 
APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST TUE NIGHT AND INCREASES THE SW 
WINDS TO 15-20 KT OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT 
THROUGH WED NIGHT. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT ACROSS THE AREA 
THE THE END OF THE WEEK.

STRONG ELY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN 
THROUGH WED THEN DECREASE SLIGHTLY THU THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES 
GRADIENT WEAKENS.

WARNINGS...
SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON THE LATEST NHC ADVISORY

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE

GULF OF MEXICO...
HURCN WARNING FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 92W...GMZ082 AND GMZ080

.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.