000 FZNT24 KNHC 230846 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUL 23 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. GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DOLLY AT 25.6N 96.5W 976 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT. DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN BEFORE MOVING JUST INLAND NEAR THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER NEAR 26.0N 97.4W THIS AFTERNOON. DOLLY WILL MOVE FARTHER INLAND TO NEAR 26.3N 98.7W TONIGHT...26.4N 100.5W THU AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 28N W OF 94W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND 100 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT BEFORE LANDFALL TODAY. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE...150 NM SE...75 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30 FT TODAY. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 240 NM SE QUADRANTS AND OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS ELSEWHERE. .THU...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N W OF 94W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND 100 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST WINDS 80 GUSTS TO 100 KT BEFORE LANDFALL TODAY. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT... HIGHER N OF ZONE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT ALONG 25N LATE TODAY AND 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 23N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. S OF 22N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 24N TODAY THEN SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS NW WATERS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. .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 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY ...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 89W EARLY. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 89W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 89W IN SE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT AND SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT SAT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI