000 FZNT02 KNHC 281600 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI AUG 29 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU AUG 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 30. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 17.9N 76.1W 983 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 28 MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 50 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 18.4N 79.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 20.2N 82.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 23.5N 86.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 27.0N 89.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR COAST OF LOUISIANA NEAR 29.5N 91.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 20.5N 59.2W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 28 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 22.8N 61.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 25.7N 65.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 27.0N 68.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 27.5N 70.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 27.5N 71.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 330 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 37W WITH LOW 1009 MB 17N37W. N OF 17N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44W WITH LOW 1009 MB 18N44W. FROM 18N TO 29N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 49W WITH LOW 1008 MB 19N49W. FROM 20N TO 29N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .ATLC S OF 25N W OF 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 16N BETWEEN 77W AND 84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 86W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER . TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.