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FZNT02 KNHC 300919
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 20.2N 81.3W 965 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 30
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO XX FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 22.9N 84.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 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 WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
AND  120 S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 31 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 26.5N 88.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR LOUISIANA COAST NEAR
29.5N 91.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 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 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 31.0N
94.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 21.9N 66.3W 1001 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
30 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 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 WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.3N 70.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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  WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 23.5N 72.5W. 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 NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 23.5N 74.0W. 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 23.0N 75.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 22.5N 77.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA 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 HANNA 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 HANNA WARNINGS WITHIN 
330 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 13N TO 23 ALONG 44W WITH LOW PRES NEAR 
19N44W 1011 MB. FROM 20N TO 28N E OF 52W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 14N TO 23N ALONG 48W WITH 
LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 21N48W. FROM 20N TO 28N E OF 55W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 13N TO 26N ALONG 53W WITH 
LOW PRES 1008 MB AT 22N53W. WITHIN 360 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC S OF 25N W OF 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNINGS N OF 16N BETWEEN 
77W TO 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNINGS N OF 18N 
W OF 80W 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.

.GULF OF MEXICO 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.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.