000 FZNT23 KNHC 300317 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV IN THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 19.5N 80.4W 974 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NW ACROSS THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA SAT...AND EMERGE INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO SAT NIGHT AND REACH TO NEAR 24.0N 85.6W SUN MORNING...THEN CONTINUE NW ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR AT 22.1N 65.3W 1002 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT. HANNA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 22.9N 67.0W SAT MORNING... AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 23.9N 69.2W SAT NIGHT...NEAR 24.5N 70.8 SUN MORNING...THEN BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR 24.6N 72.1W BY SUN NIGHT. HANNA IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK SW TO NEAR 24.4N 73.4W BY MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT TRACKS SW THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TOWARDS CUBA TUE AND WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44W WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES AT 19N44W IS MOVING W AT 13 KT. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TRPCL N ATLC SUN THROUGH MON...THEN INTO THE FAR E PART OF THE SW N ATLC TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N W OF 78W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST WINDS 70 GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT S OF 16N E OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 16N E OF 85W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS E OF 83W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...125 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. ON SAT NIGHT E QUADRANT INCREASES TO 160 NM AND SW QUADRANT INCREASE TO 105 NM. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT...INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 27 FT...BUILDING TO 32 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 19N. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 13N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 13 SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 74W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 65W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 63W... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 63W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 59W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 17N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 60W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOME NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 15N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N W OF 58W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF LOW PRES CENTER WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR AT 22.1N 65.3W 1002 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT. HANNA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 22.9N 67.0W SAT MORNING...AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 23.9N 69.2W SAT NIGHT ...NEAR 24.5N 70.8 SUN MORNING...THEN BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR 24.6N 72.1W BY SUN NIGHT. HANNA IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK SW TO NEAR 24.4N 73.4W BY MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT TRACKS SW THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TOWARDS CUBA TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 22N AND 26N E OF 70W... ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 22N TO 24N E OF 66W. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 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 26N 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 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W. 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 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW 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 77W. 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 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 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 76W. 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 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER BARNES/AGUIRRE