000 FZNT02 KNHC 281008 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC FRI AUG 29 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC THU AUG 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 30. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 17.8N 75.6W 988 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 28 MOVING SW OR 215 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 17.8N 78.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 19.5N 82.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 22.0N 85.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 26.0N 89.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 28.5N 91.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEAR 19.8N 57.9W 1004 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 28 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 22.0N 60.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER E SEMICIRCLE AND NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 25.0N 64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 26.0N 67.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 27.0N 69.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 27.0N 70.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...LITTLE CHANGE. .ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 35W WITH LOW 1009 MB 16N35W. N OF 17N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 42W WITH LOW 1008 MB 17N42W. FROM 19N TO 29N E OF 49W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 48W WITH LOW 1008 MB 18N48W. FROM 20N TO 30N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .ATLC S OF 23N W OF 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 16N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 36 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 CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.