000 FZNT23 KNHC 290859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 11.1N 78.1W 991 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING WNW 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS TONIGHT THEN MOVE NW AND CROSS THE WEST TIP OF CUBA LATE SAT AND CONTINUE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO ON SUN. TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 21.7N 62.3W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. HANNA WILL MOVE TO 22.6N 64.0W LATER TODAY AND NEAR 24.0N 66.0W TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO MOVE NW. TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA WILL CROSS 55W SUN . $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N E OF 82W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT INCREASING TO 75 KT GUST TO 90 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANT 140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUST 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 5 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. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 61W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 10 NM SW QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT. 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 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 62W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 20N W OF 60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 6 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. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 21.7N 62.3W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. HANNA WILL MOVE TO 24.0N 64.0W THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 24.0N 66.0W TONIGHT..25.3N 68.3W SAT THEN STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 26.0N 70.0W SAT NIGHT AND OVER THE N CENTRAL PART OF THE FORECAST ZONE MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 74W SAT THROUGH TUE... .TODAY...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 28N E OF 71W. 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 24N TO 28N 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 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 71W 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 DGS