000 FZNT23 KNHC 292159 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV AT 19.2N 79.7W 980 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING NW 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT. GUSTAV TO CROSS BY THE CAYMAN ISLANDS THEN MOVE NW ACROSS W END OF CUBA LATE SAT AND REACH 23.4N 84.8W SAT NIGHT AND ACROSS CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH MON. TROPICAL STORM HANNA AT 21.8N 63.8W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING W-NW AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT. HANNA MOVE OUT OF TRPCL N ATLC ZONE AND INTO SW N ATLC TONIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44W WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES AT 19N44W MOVE INTO TRPCL ATLC AREA SUN. $$ AMZ082-300330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N W OF 78W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM MW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 GUSTS 80 KT INCREASE TO 75 GUST TO 90 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM EXCEPT 60 SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 85W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS E OF 83W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUST 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 78W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 19N. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT DIMINISH TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-300330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 13 SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-300330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 73W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 65W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ087-300330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 61W... .TONIGHT ...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 20N W OF 61W. HIGHEST WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 19N W OF 60W. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 59W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 17N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS BECOME S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS FT. FROM 14N TO 18N N TO NE WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N W OF 58W N TO NE WINDS BECOME S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N OF LOW PRES CENTER WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 21.8N 63.8W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING W-NW AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT. HANNA CROSSES 65W AT 22N TONIGHT AND REACH 24.8N 69.8W SAT NIGHT. HANNA FORECAST TO BECOME HURRICANE NEAR 25.0N 71.1W SUN THEN WEAKEN BACK TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE BY TUE AND MOVE SW THROUGH CENTRAL PART OF FORECAST ZONE WED. $$ AMZ080-300330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING BETWEEN 22N AND 27N E OF 70W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS E OF 67W BETWEEN 22N AND 24N. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 19 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W BETWEEN 22N AND 28N NE TO E WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. E OF 67W S OF 23N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER BETWEEN 23N AND 28N E OF 70W. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 7W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. W OF 79W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 73W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 68W TO 72W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 23N TO 29N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 75W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 73W. .MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 76W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 75W. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 21N TO 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 74W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES