000 FZNT23 KNHC 282114 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 18.1N 76.6W 985 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING W AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 19.1N 79.7W FRI AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 21.5N 83.6W SAT AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO ON SUN. OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NEAR 20.7N 60.1W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING WNW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. HANNA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY AS IT MOVES TO THE NW OR WNW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HANNA IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR 23.4N 63.4W FRI AFTERNOON AND W OF THE AREA NEAR 25.9N 67.0W SAT AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 39W FROM 12N TO 24N TONIGHT IS MOVING W ABOUT 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO 45W FRI NIGHT...51W SAT NIGHT...AND ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N E OF 82W... .TONIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 14N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 81W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 77W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W 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. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 73W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 17N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 72W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 58W... .TONIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N PART. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 62W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRLCE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N PART. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NEAR 20.7N 60.1W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING WNW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. HANNA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY AS IT MOVES TO THE NW OR WNW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HANNA IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR 23.4N 63.4W FRI AFTERNOON...25.9N 67.0W SAT AFTERNOON...STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 27.0N 69.0W SUN AFTERNOON...AND OVER THE N CENTRAL PART OF THE FORECAST ZONE MON AND TUE. TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR EASTERN JAMAICA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BUT REMAIN S OF THE FORECAST AREA MOVING S OF CUBA THROUGH SAT AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 73W FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 25N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 73W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 23N E OF 73W. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 73W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 73W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 25N E OF 73W. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 73W. .MON AND TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 25N E OF 73W. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 73W. $$ FORECASTER CAB