000
FZNT02 KNHC 270258
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 28 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

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.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 29.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 18.6N 73.6W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
27 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NE
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...15 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...120
NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 19.0N 75.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 45 NM 
SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 19.4N 78.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 85 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 28 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 20.5N 82.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 23.0N 86.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 26.5N 89.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 72W TO 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 T0 10 FT.

.ATLC LOW 21N58W 1011 MB MOVING WNW 10 KT...WITHIN 240 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 22N60W 1010 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 23N63W 1009 MB....POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC N OF 18N E OF 37W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 25N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 30N E OF 46W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. N OF 16N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. N OF 16N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 82W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.