000 FZNT24 KNHC 240320 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY INLAND NW OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS NEAR 26.5N 98.1W 981 MB AT 10 PM CDT...MOVING W OR 285 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT. DOLLY WILL MOVE FARTHER INLAND TO 26.8N 99.0W BY THU MORNING. THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION NEAR 27.6N 100.8W LATE THU...THEN REACHING 28.2N 103.2W AS A REMNANT LOW BY FRI MORNING. OTHERWISE WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NORTHERN GULF THU THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N W OF 96W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST WINDS 60 GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29 W OF 94W SE WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .THU...S OF 27N W OF 97W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N W OF 95W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 89W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF 89W IN SE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 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 BARNES/CHRISTENSEN