000 FZNT23 KNHC 260338 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 16.6N 71.4W 990 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE BY TOMORROW MORNING AS IT APPROACHES AND MOVES OVER THE SW COAST OF HAITI NEAR 18.5N 73.9W TUE NIGHT...ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NEAR 19.8N 76.2W WED NIGHT...THEN SKIRTING THE S COAST OF CUBA TO NEAR 20.5N 78.0 THU NIGHT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE NW AS A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES TOWARD 21.5N 80.5W FRI NIGHT AND ACROSS FAR E CUBA SAT NIGHT TO 23.0N 83.5W. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W IS MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT. THIS WAVE WILL SHIFT W OF THE AREA LATE TOMORROW. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL MOVE TO 72W TUE...75W WED...AND THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A WEAK LOW CURRENTLY AT 19N53W IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE N PORTION OF THE N TROPICAL ATLC WATERS TUE AND SHIFT N OF THE AREA WED. $$ AMZ082-260930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N E OF 85W TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT... .TONIGHT AND TUE...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N TUE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT E PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS INCREASING NE PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS N OF 18N E OF 80W. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 85W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS NE PART. .FRI AND SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N E OF 85W. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE. MAX SEAS 37 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-260930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N FAR E PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N W OF 80W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 12N W OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 15 KT NE PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-260930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 72W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 69W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N E OF 69W W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROPICAL STORM CENTER. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 65W. .TUE THROUGH WED...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 16N W OF 71W. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS S OF 14N W OF 71W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N W OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WED NIGHT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 17N W OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART EARLY...BECOMING ISOLATED LATE THU. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-260930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS... EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FAR NE PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N E OF 62W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N W OF 62W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .SAT...S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 14N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NE LATE. $$ AMZ088-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BRIEFLY SHIFT N THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV PASSES N OF W THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN. GUSTAV WAS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 16.6N 71.4W AT 11 PM EDT AND IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW AND STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR THE SW COAST OF HAITI TUE AND MOVE INTO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE NIGHT. GUSTAV IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK JUST S OF CUBA WED THROUGH FRI AND MOVE THROUGH E CUBA INTO THE GULF OF MEX SAT. WEAK FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS WED AND LINGERS THU BEFORE DISSIPATING. LOW PRES AT 19N53W FORECAST TO LIFT N AND REMAIN JUST E OF FORECAST WATERS THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-260930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE W OF 72W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 70W AND OVER THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 75W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 25N W OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT N OF 27N W OF 76W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N W OF 76W ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 69W...AND N OF 27N W OF 76W. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 25N W OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N E OF 69W AND S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 25N E OF 69W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK