000
FZNT02 KNHC 280305
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI AUG 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU AUG 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 30.

.WARNINGS.

... CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 18.8N 75.4W 999 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 
28 MOVING WSW OR 250 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 18.9N 78.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
45 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 20.1N 81.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 22.5N 84.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 26.0N 87.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 29.0N 89.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS T0 9 FT.

.ATLC LOW 20N58W 1008 MB MOVE NW 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 23N61W 
1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 26N64W 
1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT...HIGHEST NE QUADRANT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 35W FROM 10N TO 22N WITH LOW 16N35W 
1009 MB. N OF 16N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 40N WITH LOW 17N40W 1009 
MB. N OF 20N E OF 46W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 47N WITH LOW 18N47W 1009 
MB. FROM 20N TO 30N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 16N BETWEEN 72W 
AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 16N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 16N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 86W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.