000
FZNT02 KNHC 010318
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON SEP 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON SEP 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 27.3N 88.1W 954 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 01 
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT 
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 190 NM NE 
QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM 
NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 250 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 45 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 30.1N 91.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 31.1N 93.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 31.8N 
94.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 32.0N
95.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV INLAND NEAR 32.0N
95.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW GUSTAV NEAR 32.0N 96.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.7N 72.2W 997 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 01 
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 
55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
75 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.4N 73.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.7N 74.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 25.4N 75.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 29.0N 79.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA INLAND NEAR 33.5N 82.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST...

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNING. WITHIN 330 NM N AND 
150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNING. WITHIN 420 
NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNING. WITHIN 450 
NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W FROM 15N TO 29N. FROM 20N TO 29N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
FROM 20N TO 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N FROM 45W TO 52W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 52W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH SE SWELL.

.ATLC LOW 18N35W 1006 MB MOVE WNW 15 KT. FROM 18N TO 29N E OF 
45W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 19N41W 1006 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE. FROM 19N TO 28N E OF 45W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 20N46W 1006 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE. FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 47W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WINDWARD PASSAGE SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N FROM 73W TO 78W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNING. E OF 94W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNING. N OF 27N 
E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUSTAV WARNING. N OF 28N 
FROM 85W TO 94W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.