000 FZNT24 KNHC 232054 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DOLLY AT 26.6N 97.6W 970 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED 75 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT. DOLLY MOVED INLAND AT 1 PM NEAR SOUTH PADRE ISLAND ABOUT 30 NM N OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. DOLLY WILL MOVE FARTHER INLAND TO 27.0N 98.5W TONIGHT...27.5N 99.5W THU THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILD OVER NRN GULF THU THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 28N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST WINDS 75 GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE...150 NM SE...60 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS ELSEWHERE. .THU...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 24N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST WINDS 75 GUSTS TO 90 KT. 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 EVENING 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 AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 89W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF 89W IN SE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 .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 MON...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 THROUGH MON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT OR LESS SAT THROUGH MON. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES