000 FZNT24 KNHC 220900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 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. GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY NEAR 23.3N 93.8 997 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING W 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. DOLLY WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 24.1N 95.1W THIS AFTERNOON THEN STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 25.0N 96.5W TONIGHT THEN INLAND NEAR 25.7N 97.5W WED AND CONITUE TO MOVE FURTER INLAND WED NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 28N... .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS SPREADING N OVER FORECAST AREA WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 60 NM SW QUADRANT OF DOLLY. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 INCREASING TO HURRICANE FORCE 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT TONIGHT AND 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE AND WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS BUILDING TO NEAR 27 FT. CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 21N... .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT INCREASING TO HURRICANE FORCE 65 KT GUSTS TO 80W TONIGHT AND 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT WED. CONDITIONS SHIFTING NW OF AREA WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM OVER NE AND WITHIN 120 NM OVER SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. MAX SEAS 20 FT TONIGHT BUILDING TO 27 FT WED. 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 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 88W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .TODAY 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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS