000 FZNT23 KNHC 281526 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 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. AMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 17.9N 76.1W 983 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING W AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 17.9N 77.1W THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE TO 18.4N 79.0W FRI MORNING...AND 19.1N 80.8W BY FRI EVENING. GUSTAV THEN MOVES TO 20.2N 82.6W SAT MORNING AND THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO NEAR 23.5N 86.0W BY SUN MORN. OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NEAR 20.5N 59.2W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING W NW AT 10KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. HANNA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HANNA IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR 21.4N 60.4W BY THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE NW OF THE FORECAST AREA TO 22.8N 61.9W FRI MORNING. $$ AMZ082-282130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N E OF 81W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM W AND S SEMICIRCLES AND WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM NW QUADRANT...60 NM NE QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 30 NM ELSEWHERE. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM S AND W SEMICIRCLES AND 60 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 22 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 OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 77W AND 84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 16N W OF 84W 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 80W. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N 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...SHIFTING NW OF AREA LATE. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-282130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 80W SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 12N AND 14N E OF 80W SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 81W. .FRI...N OF 13N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING SW TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-282130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 73W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 17N W OF 73W DIMINISHING TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 67W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5. .MON...N OF 14N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR N ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-282130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N BETWEEN 57W AND 63W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 150 NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 63W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N W OF 63W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 62W. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM S AND E SEMICIRCLES....AND 150 NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 62W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 19N W OF 62W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 14N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 17N E OF 62W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 15N. .FRI...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...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 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE E OF 60W MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SHIFTS N THROUGH FRI. TROPICAL STORM HANNA 1002 MB NEAR 20.5N 59.2W MOVING W NW AT 10 KT AT 1500 UTC IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HANNA ENTERS FORECAST WATERS AS A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 25.7N 65.6W BY SAT MORNING. HANNA WILL HEAD INTO THE WATERS BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS AND STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 27.0N 68.5W BY SUN MORNING. TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR EASTERN JAMAICA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BUT REMAIN S OF THE AREA MOVING SOUTH OF CUBA THROUGH SAT AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-282130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 24N TO 29N E OF 72W SAT MORNING THROUGH MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 74W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 67W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 24N TO 29N E OF 72W. SEAS TO 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 24N E OF 71W. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N W OF 74W NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 24N E OF 71W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK