000
FZNT02 KNHC 290303
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT AUG 30 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

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.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING... 
.TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 17.8N 77.3W 988 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 
29 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 19.1N 80.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 65 NM S SEMICIRCLE...85 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR COAST OF CUBA NEAR 21.9N
84.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 
NM WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 25.5N 87.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 28.5N 90.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 30.0N 92.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 21.1N 60.6W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
29 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...10 NM SW QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND
180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.2N 64.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 25.7N 68.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 30 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 26.6N 70.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 26.5N 71.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 26.0N 71.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNAH WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNAH WARNINGS...WITHIN 
300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNAH WARNINGS...WITHIN 
360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 39W FROM 12N TO 22N WITH LOW 18N39W 
1009 MB. FROM 17N TO 28N E OF 47W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 46W FROM 13N TO 23N WITH 
LOW 18N46W 1009 MB. FROM 19N TO 29N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W FROM 13N TO 24N WITH 
LOW 18N52W 1010 MB. FROM 20N TO 29N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.ATLC S OF 25N W OF 70W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 77W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNINGS...N OF 16N  
BETWEEN 72W AND 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNINGS...N OF 
16N BETWEEN 76W AND 84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNINGS...N OF 
18N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNINGS...S OF 
26N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.