000 FZNT24 KNHC 202110 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 UPDATED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND RADII 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. GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 18.9N 85.0W 1008 MB AT 4 PM CDT IS MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. DOLLY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 20.1N 86.9W LATE TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE SW GULF NEAR 21.6N 89.8W MON AFTERNOON. DOLLY WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN REACHING NEAR 22.9N 92.4W LATE MON NIGHT...NEAR 23.8N 94.1W TUE AFTERNOON...BECOMING A HURRICANE NEAR 25.0N 96.5W WED AFTERNOON MOVING INLAND NEAR 26N99W THU AFTERNOON. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARNING TO SPREAD OVER WATERS W OF 85W MON THROUGH THU THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FROM THE E THU NIGHT AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N TUE THROUGH EARLY THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT...HIGHEST SE PART. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W OVER S PART. .TUE THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT INCREASING TO 60 NM WED. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT...INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT FT WED. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 28N W OF 94W...SHIFTING W OF AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE THU. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N. .FRI...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 27N SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART EARLY. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N E OF 96W... .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT E PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT FAR E PART LATE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING FROM E TO W OVER THE FAR E PART. .MON THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT INCREASING TO 60 NM WED. 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 9 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. .FRI.. .N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N... .TONIGHT...S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N...BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF DOLLY. TSTMS S OF .TUE...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE MAINLY E 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 .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 NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...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