000 FZNT24 KNHC 231516 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DOLLY AT 26.0N 97.0W 964 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED 85 WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT. DOLLY LIKELY TO STRENGTHEN JUST BEFORE LANDFALL EXPECTED NEAR TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. DOLLY MOVE FARTHER INLAND TO 26.5N 97.8W TONIGHT...27.0N 99.5W THU AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILD OVER NRN GULF THU THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 28N W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST WINDS 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT BEFORE LANDFALL. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE...150 NM SE...60 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS ELSEWHERE. .THU...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST WINDS 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT BEFORE LANDFALL. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 21 FT...HIGHER N OF ZONE. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 12 FT ALONG 25N LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS TO 12 FT N OF 23N AND 7 FT S OF 23N. S OF 22N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 24N THIS AFTERNOON THEN SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS NW PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 89W. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 89W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF 89W IN SE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N E WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU DIMINISH TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT AND SUN. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT OR LESS SAT AND SUN. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES