000 FZNT23 KNHC 262048 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV IS INLAND OVER THE SW COAST OF HAITI NEAR 18.4N 73.2W 992 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MOVE W OR WNW THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND WED ALONG 18.9N 74.0W...19.3N 75.2W AND STRENGTHEN. GUSTAV WILL THEN MOVE S OF CUBA WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI AND STRENGTHEN TO A MAJOR HURRICANE ALONG 19.5N 76.6W WED NIGHT...19.6N 78.0W THU...20.3N 81.0W FRI. GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO THEN TURN NW NEAR THE NW TIP OF CUBA SAT AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SUN. ELSEWHERE...A 1011 MB LOW NEAR 20N57W 1012 MB WILL MOVE WNW TO NEAR 22N60W WED...23N63W THU AND NW OF THE AREA FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 13N ALONG 74W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-270330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 18N E OF 79W. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT...INCREASING TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT WED...85 GUSTS 105 KT WED NIGHT AND TO 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 85W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS NE PART. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 17N W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 20N W OF 83W. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW FAR W PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL FAR W PART. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 17N W OF 79W. .SUN...N OF 16N W OF 81W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-270330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-270330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N W OF 72W... .TONIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRLCE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT INCREASING TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT WED. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 16N W OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N W OF 70W. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 16N W OF 73W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ087-270330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF LOW S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N W OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 14N TO 17N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .FRI...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 14N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT N THROUGH FRI AS LOW PRES MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION. HURRICANE GUSTAV CURRENTLY OVER THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO REMAIN S OF THE AREA MOVING ACROSS OR NEAR THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-270330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT S OF 23N AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 23N. ELSEWHERE 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 28N E OF 70W AND ELSEWHERE S OF 24N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N W OF 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 76W. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI