000 FZNT23 KNHC 300906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 20.2N 81.3W 965 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. GUSTAV WILL MOVE TO 21.2N 82.7W THIS AFTERNOON AND 22.9N 84.6W TONIGHT AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SUN. TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR AT 21.9N 66.3W 1001 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT. HANNA WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA TO NEAR 22.6N 68.0W THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE N PORTION OF THE TRPCL N ATLC MON AND TUE THEN N OF THE AREA WED. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N W OF 79W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...125 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SAT NIGHT E QUADRANT INCREASES TO 160 NM AND SW QUADRANT INCREASE TO 105 NM. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT INCREASING TO 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 27 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 19N. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 64W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 64W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER THIS MORNING THEN DECREASING 15 TO 2O KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BY AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. 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. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR AT 21.9N 66.3W 1001 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W 1 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT. HANNA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 22.6N 68.8W THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 23.3N 70.0W TONIGHT ...NEAR 23.5N 71.5 SUN THEN BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR 23.5N 72.5W SUN NIGHT THEN NEAR 23.5N 74.0W MON NIGHT THEN WEAKEN BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES SW THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS AND TOWARDS CUBA TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 21N AND 25N E OF 71W... ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 21N TO 25N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 72W. 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 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 23N TO 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 E AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 73W. .MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 22N TO 29N 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 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 75W. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 21N TO 29N 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 DGS