000 WTNT24 KNHC 230843 TCMAT4 HURRICANE DOLLY FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042008 0900 UTC WED JUL 23 2008 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF TEXAS FROM BROWNSVILLE TO CORPUS CHRISTI...AND FOR THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF MEXICO FROM RIO SAN FERNANDO NORTHWARD TO THE BORDER BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO SAN LUIS PASS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FROM LA PESCA TO SOUTH OF RIO SAN FERNANDO. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25.6N 96.5W AT 23/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 7 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 976 MB EYE DIAMETER 20 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT. 64 KT....... 20NE 20SE 20SW 20NW. 50 KT....... 40NE 40SE 30SW 40NW. 34 KT.......120NE 120SE 100SW 100NW. 12 FT SEAS..270NE 150SE 75SW 120NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25.6N 96.5W AT 23/0900Z AT 23/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 25.3N 96.2W FORECAST VALID 23/1800Z 26.0N 97.4W...INLAND MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 20SE 20SW 20NW. 50 KT... 40NE 40SE 30SW 40NW. 34 KT...120NE 120SE 100SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 24/0600Z 26.3N 98.7W...INLAND MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 34 KT...100NE 100SE 50SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 24/1800Z 26.4N 100.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 25/0600Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 25.6N 96.5W NEXT ADVISORY AT 23/1500Z $$ FORECASTER PASCH