000 FZNT23 KNHC 270902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 27 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. AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 18.6N 73.5W 998 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING WNW AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 19.0N 74.3W TODAY AND 19.2N 75.6W TONIGHT...BEFORE STRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE NEAR 19.2N 77.2W THU. GUSTAV WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE S OF THE CUBAN COAST REACHING 19.6N 78.8W THU NIGHT AND 21.0N 82.5W FRI NIGHT. GUSTAV WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE W TIP OF CUBA AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SUN. LOW 20N58W 1011 MB WILL POSSIBLY BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE AND MOVE TO NEAR 22N59W TONIGHT AND N OF THE AREA THU. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 13N ALONG 78W WILL MOVE W TO 84W TONIGHT ALONG THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST. $$ AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N... .TODAY THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 18N E OF 79W. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT...INCREASING TO 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS E OF 82W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 17N W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 20N W OF 83W. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW FAR W PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL FAR W PART. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 17N W OF 79W. .SUN...N OF 16N W OF 81W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N W OF 73W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRLCE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 16N W OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N W OF 70W. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 74W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 18N W OF 74W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY EARLY THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 16N W OF 73W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BY TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE 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. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT N THROUGH FRI. LOW 21N58W 1011 MB MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION AND POSSIBLY BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE GUSTAV CURRENTLY OVER SW HAITI IS FORECAST TO REMAIN S OF THE AREA MOVING ACROSS OR NEAR THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 .TONIGHT AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N W OF 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 74W. .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 CHRISTENSEN