000 FZNT23 KNHC 290303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 17.8N 77.3W 985 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING W AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS FRI...THEN MOVE NW AND CROSS THE WEST TIP OF CUBA LATE SAT AND CONTINUE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO ON SUN. OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NEAR 21.1N 60.6W 1000 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 23.2N 64.2W LATE FRI AND NEAR 24.6N 66.3W EARLY SAT AND CONTINUE TO MOVE NW OVER THE SW N ATLC. 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. $$ AMZ082-290930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N E OF 82W... .TONIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-290930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. $$ AMZ086-290930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 73W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 17N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 72W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-290930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 59W... .TONIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 15 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 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 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. $$ AMZ088-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NEAR 21.1N 60.6W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING WNW AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. HANNA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY AS IT MOVES TO THE NW OR WNW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HANNA IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR 23.2N 64.2W LATE FRI...24.6N 66.3W EARLY SAT... STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 25.7N 68.0W LATE SAT...AND OVER THE N CENTRAL PART OF THE FORECAST ZONE MON AND TUE. TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR EASTERN JAMAICA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BUT REMAIN S OF THE FORECAST AREA MOVING S OF CUBA THROUGH SAT AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-290930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 29N E OF 74W 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 22N 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 74W. 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 74W. 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 LL