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FZNT23 KNHC 261523
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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.

AMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 17.9N 72.4W 981 MB AT 11 AM
EDT MOVING NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 
KT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MOVE NW TOWARD SW HAITI REACHING 18.6N
73.3W TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NEAR 19.1N 74.6W
WED MORNING...AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT PASSES S OF CUBA
TO NEAR 19.3N 75.9W WED NIGHT...TO NEAR 19.4N 77.3W THU MORNING
...AND TO NEAR 19.9N 80.2W BY FRI MORNING. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO 
CONTINUE NW TOWARD THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA EARLY SAT AND EMERGE
INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATER FRI AND SAT. 
ELSEWHERE...A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 21N56W 1012 WILL MOVE TO NEAR 
22N60W BY TUE WED MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 13N ALONG 72W 
WILL MOVE W TO NEAR 74W TONIGHT...AND MOVE THROUGH THE SW 
CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH WED AND W OF THE AREA WED NIGHT.

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AMZ082-262130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W  
1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N E OF 80W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N E OF 76W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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 E OF 80W. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT...INCREASING
TO 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT WED AND TO 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT THU. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT THU. 
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...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM 
N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST
WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
N OF 17N W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER
AREA W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SQUALLS WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS.
.SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 18N W OF 81W. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 
79W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW FAR W PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL FAR W PART. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SQUALLS N OF 17N W OF 79W.

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AMZ084-262130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N W OF 80W. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 12N W OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N PART THU.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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AMZ086-262130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 71W...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS N OF 16N W OF 71W. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE 
QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF 
GUSTAV. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 70W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 16N W OF 
71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N W OF 70W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
N OF 18N W OF 73W. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT...INCREASING
TO 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W 
OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 14N. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT N OF 14N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 14N.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 19N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
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.

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AMZ087-262130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 19N E OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
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 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NE LATE.

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AMZ088-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 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 E. HURRICANE GUSTAV CURRENTLY
OVER THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO REMAIN S OF 
THE AREA OVER THE CARIBBEAN...MOVING ACROSS OR NEAR THE WESTERN
TIP OF CUBA AND INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO SAT.

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AMZ080-262130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N E OF 68W NE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
...EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N E OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
28N E OF 69W...AND FROM 24N TO 29N W OF 77W.
.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.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE