000 FZNT24 KNHC 201523 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 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. GMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM DOLLY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 18.4N 84.2W 1008 MB AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING IS MOVING NW AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. DOLLY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 19.7N 86.3W EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN ACROSS THE NRN YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT...TO NEAR 21.1N 89.5W MON MORNING...THEN INTO THE SW GULF NEAR 22.2N 92.2W MON NIGHT...AND SLOWLY BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN NEAR 23.0N 94.0W TUE MORNING...AND CONTINUE NW ACROSS THE SW PORTION OF THE NW GULF ON WED. DOLLY IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND OVER THE FAR WRN GULF THU. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARNING TO SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE MIDDLE GULF AND SW PART OF THE W GULF BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...AND THEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE WRN GULF WED AND THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN OVER THE NRN GULF THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-202130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N LATE TUE THROUGH EARLY THU... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT...HIGHEST SE PART. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W OVER S PART. .TUE THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 28N...SHIFTING W OF AREA EARLY THU. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE THU. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-202130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N MON THROUGH WED... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRLCE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT TUE AND TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT FT WED. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 21N. .THU...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS FAR NW PART EARLY ...MOVING W OF AREA. $$ GMZ084-202130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N...BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE. .TONIGHT AND MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRLCE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .MON NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY ...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S PART...MOVING W OF AREA LATE. .TUE...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-202130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 83W...BECOMING NUMEROUS TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE