000 FZNT24 KNHC 211524 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON JUL 21 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. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY NEAR 22.1N 89.5W 1005 MB AT 11 AM EDT IS MOVING WNW AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. DOLLY WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 23.0N 91.6W TONIGHT...NEAR 24.2N 93.8W TUE MORNING...AND STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE NEAR 25.1N 95.2W TUE NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE NW TO NEAR 25.9N 96.4W WED MORNING. DOLLY IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND EARLY THU NEAR NE MEXICO OR SRN TEXAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM THE E THU NIGHT AND FRI. RIDGE OVER THE NE GULF WILL EXTEND FURTHER W INTO NE TEXAS LATE WED THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 29N TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO THE SE PART. .TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 27N E OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF DOLLY...EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SPREADING FROM E TO W OVER S PART. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER....EXCEPT 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT...INCREASING TO 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT WED MORNING AND DIMINISHING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT THU...SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N...MOVING W OF AREA LATE. .FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N AND TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N W OF 93W TUE THROUGH THU... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT TONIGHT... 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT TUE MORNING...65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT TUE NIGHT...75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT WED...AND DIMINISHING TO 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT THU...SHIFTING NW OF AREA LATE THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 19 FT...NE OF CENTER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 20 TO 28 FT THROUGHOUT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 21N. .FRI...W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 92W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 25N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT TONIGHT... SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 19 FT...BUILDING TO 22 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF DOLLY. ..EXCEPT 220 NM SE QUADRANT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 88W...MOVING W OF AREA TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 24N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU AND TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N W OF 84W EARLY THEN SHIFTING W OF AREA. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SANDOVAL/AGUIRRE