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FZNT24 KNHC 230301
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-230930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DOLLY AT 25.1N 96.0W 981 MB AT 10 PM CDT 
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 KT WITH 
GUSTS TO 85 KT. DOLLY WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NEAR 25.7N 97.0W 
AROUND SUNRISE WED AND THEN MOVE INLAND WED AFTERNOON REACHING 
NEAR 26.1N 98.3W AROUND SUNSET WED...THEN CONTINUING W AND 
DISSIPATING WELL INLAND THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL OVER THE 
NORTHERN GULF THU THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-230930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 28N W OF 93W...

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND WITHIN 100 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH 
HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS TO 95 KT EARLY WED. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE AND WITHIN 100 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. 
HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT NEAR 27N96W EARLY WED. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM NE AND WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS ELSEWHERE. 
.THU...W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF 92W 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 92W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
92W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-230930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22N W OF 93W...

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND WITHIN 100 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER 
WITH HIGHEST WINDS 80 GUSTS TO 95 KT EARLY WED. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E AND WITHIN 100 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH 
SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT NEAR 25N96W TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT 
ALONG 25N LATE WED AND 8 FT LATE WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N 
S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 21N S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 23N TONIGHT INTO 
WED THEN SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS NW WATERS INTO LATE WED.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-230930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED ...W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 
89W TONIGHT. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 25N S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-230930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
 
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FORECASTER NELSON