000 FZNT24 KNHC 240855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU JUL 24 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. GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY INLAND NW OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS NEAR 26.9N 98.6W 991 MB AT 4 AM CDT...MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. DOLLY WILL MOVE FARTHER INLAND TO 27.3N 99.8W BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION NEAR 27.9N 101.9W TONIGHT...THEN REACHING 28.4N 104.1W AS A REMNANT LOW FRI. OTHERWISE WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NORTHERN GULF TODAY THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N W OF 95W TODAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TODAY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT THROUGH MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT OR LESS SAT THROUGH MON. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI