000 FZNT24 KNHC 220255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY NEAR 23.1N 92.8W 999 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. DOLLY WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 23.9N 94.4W AROUND SUNRISE TUE...STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 24.8N 95.8W SUNSET TUE...CONTINUE NW TO NEAR 25.6N 96.9W SUNRISE WED MOVING INLAND LATER ON WED. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MEANDER OVER THE NE WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 28N... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS SPREADING N OVER FORECAST AREA WITHIN 150 NM N AND WITHIN 100 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF DOLLY. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 LATE TONIGHT...INCREASING TO HURRICANE FORCE 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS BUILDING TO NEAR 27 FT JUST NE OF CENTER PRIOR TO LANDFALL. CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22N... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT BUILDING OUT TO 60 NM OVER SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT TONIGHT INCREASING TO HURRICANE FORCE 65 KT GUSTS TO 80W TUE AFTERNOON...AND 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. CONDITIONS SHIFTING NW OF AREA EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OVER NE AND WITHIN 120 NM OVER SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. MAX SEAS 20 FT TONIGHT BUILDING TO 27 FT JUST NE OF CENTER PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 22N. .THU...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N W OF 88W... .TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 88W HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT AND SCATTERED TSTMS...CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 88W...MOVING W OF AREA TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY FRI. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. .SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 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 ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 83W SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE. .TUE THROUGH SAT...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...BECOMING E THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON