000 FZNT02 KNHC 310348 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SUN AUG 31 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN AUG 31. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 02. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 23.1N 83.8W 948 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 31 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...260 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 26.5N 87.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE ...270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 47 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 29.8N 91.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 140 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 31.5N 93.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 32.5N 94.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 32.5N 96.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 22.9N 67.8W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 31 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM NE QUADRANT..100 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE... 360 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.6N 70.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE...360 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.6N 72.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.8N 73.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 24.5N 74.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 26.5N 76.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST... .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNAH WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNAH WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNAH WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE. .ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 14N TO 25N ALONG 48W WITH LOW PRES 20N48W 1009 MB. FROM 18N TO 29N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 13N TO 23N ALONG 52W/53W WITH LOW PRES 20N52W 1008 MB. FROM 19N TO 29N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 13N TO 24N ALONG 54W/55W WITH LOW PRES 20N55W 1008 MB. FROM 19N TO 28N BETWEEN 43W AND 60W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .ATLC S OF 25N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 78W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC E OF 41W FROM 17N TO 24N NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 43W FROM 17N TO 24N NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. .CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNINGS...N OF 20N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 82W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNING...S OF 25N E OF 87W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNING...S OF 27N E OF 88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNINGS...N OF 25N BETWEEN 83W AND 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.