000 FZNT23 KNHC 260911 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 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. AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 17.2N 71.9W 984 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. GUSTAVE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARD SW HAITI REACHING 18.0N 72.9W TODAY...THEN INTO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NEAR 18.8N 74.3W TONIGHT. GUSTAV WILL THEN MOVE S OF CUBA REACHING 19.2N 75.6W WED...19.4N 76.9W WED NIGHT...AND 20.0N 79.3W BY THU NIGHT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE NW TOWARD FAR WESTERN CUBA FRI AND INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO SAT. MEANWHILE A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE S OF 13N ALONG 71W WILL MOVE W REACHING 77W TONIGHT...AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N E OF 80W... .TODAY...N OF 18N E OF 76W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 76W BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 18N W OF 80W. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OVER FORECAST WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 85W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS NE PART. .FRI AND SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N E OF 86W. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE. MAX SEAS 37 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .TODAY...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 71W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 16N W OF 71W. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N W OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WED NIGHT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 17N W OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART EARLY...BECOMING ISOLATED LATE THU. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .TODAY...N OF 19N E OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT N WED THROUGH FRI AS LOW PRES APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE EAST. MEANWHILE HURRICANE GUSTAVE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN S OF THE AREA OVER THE CARIBBEAN...MOVING NW S OF CUBA THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 W OF 72W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 75W. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 25N W OF 73W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 24N W OF 76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 76W. $$ FORECASTER