000 FZNT24 KNHC 221542 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY AT 24.0N 94.5 997 MB AT 11 AM CDT MOVING W 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. DOLLY TO STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE NEAR 24.8N 95.6W EARLY WED ...GO INLAND WED AND CONTINUE MOVING W. WEAK HIGH PRES OVER NE GULF THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 91W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS SPREADING N OVER FORECAST AREA WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT OF DOLLY. HIGHEST WIND 60 GUSTS TO 75 INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SPREADING N OVER FORECAST AREA WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF DOLLY. HIGHEST WIND 80 GUSTS TO 100 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE AND WITHIN 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. CONDITIONS IMPROVES WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 21N W OF 91W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS SPREADING N OVER FORECAST AREA WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT OF DOLLY. HIGHEST WIND 60 GUSTS TO 75 INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SPREADING N OVER FORECAST AREA WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF DOLLY. HIGHEST WIND 80 GUSTS TO 100 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE AND WITHIN 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. CONDITIONS IMPROVES WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 88W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES