000 FZNT23 KNHC 310903 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 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. AMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV OVER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 24.2N 85.0W 948 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 145 KT. GUSTAV WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-311530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TODAY...N OF 19N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 18N E OF 78W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-311530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-311530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 18N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 18N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W SE TO SS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-311530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TODAY...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 20N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NW TO N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 16N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS EXCEPT NE TO E E OF 58W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.2N 69.0W 999 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING WNW 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. HANNA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 23.6N 70.2W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 23.7N 71.4W TONIGHT...23.7N 72.5W MON... 23.3N 73.1W MON NIGHT AND NW TO NEAR 23.6N 73.9W TUE NIGHT THEN MOVE NW TOWARDS THE NW AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS THU. $$ AMZ080-311530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 21N TO 26N E OF 78W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 76W AND 79W THU... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 21N TO 26N E OF 72W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 21N TO 28N E OF 73W. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 79W S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT W BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 400 NM NE SEMICIRCLE. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 23N TO 30N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W. HIGHEST SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W FROM 20N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS S OF HANNA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 75W. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W. 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. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED FROM 25 TO 28N BETWEEN 76W AND 79W. W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 74W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS