000 FZNT24 KNHC 212056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON JUL 21 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. GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY NEAR 23.1N 91.2W 1004 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. DOLLY WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 24N93W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 24.9N 94.9W TUE AFTERNOON...AND STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE NEAR 25.8N 96.1W LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE NW TO NEAR 26.4N 97.3W WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INLAND WED NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM THE E OVER THE GULF FRI AND SAT. RIDGE OVER THE NE GULF WILL EXTEND FURTHER W INTO NE TEXAS LATE WED THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 29N TUE THROUGH THU... .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF DOLLY...EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS BUILDING 13 TO 20 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SPREADING FROM E TO W OVER S PART. .TUE THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT...INCREASING TO 100 NM LATE TUE NIGHT AND THU. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT...INCREASING TO 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT GUSTS LATE TUE NIGHT...AND TO 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT WED AFTERNOON...CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N...MOVING W OF AREA LATE THU. .FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N AND TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. N OF VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N W OF 93W TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT LATE TONIGHT...60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT TUE AFTERNOON...70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT LATE TUE NIGHT...AND TO 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT WED AND WED NIGHT...CONDITIONS SHIFTING NW OF AREA LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT NE OF CENTER...BUILDING TO 25 FT ALONG N PART OF AREA. 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. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND TO 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N W OF 88W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER... EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT... INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT LATE....CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 26N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N W OF 84W SPREADING RAPIDLY NW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 88W...MOVING W OF AREA TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 24N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU AND TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. .SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N 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 26N W OF 84W EARLY THEN SHIFTING W OF AREA. .TUE THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED THROUGH SAT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE