000
FZNT02 KNHC 300350
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT AUG 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT AUG 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 01.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 19.5N 80.4W 974 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 30
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE.
SEAS 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 22.3N 83.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 105 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 31 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 25.7N 87.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 180 NM
SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 38 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 28.5N 90.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 30.5N 93.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 31.5N
94.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 22.1N 65.3W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
30 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...75
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.9N 69.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 24.6N 72.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
240 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 24.4N 73.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.6N 75.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.0N 76.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.


.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNINGS...N OF 16N 
BETWEEN 76W TO 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNINGS...N OF 
17N BETWEEN 77W AND 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOURS N OF 20N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNAH WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM NE 
AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNAH WARNINGS...WITHIN 
300 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNAH WARNINGS...WITHIN 
330 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44W FROM 13N TO 23N WITH LOW PRES NEAR
19N44W 1011. FROM 20N TO 28N E OF 51W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W FROM 14N TO 23N WITH 
LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 20N50W. FROM 19N TO 29N E OF 55W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W FROM 13N TO 26N WITH 
LOW PRES 1010 MB AT 20N55W. WITHIN 360 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 18N TO 24N E OF 41W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 77W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W NE WINDS
20 TO  25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNINGS...
S OF 26N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNINGS...S OF 
28N E OF 90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.