Caribbean Sea Offshore Waters Forecast

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FZNT23 KNHC 281526
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N 
ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

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.

AMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 17.9N 76.1W 983 MB AT 
1500 UTC MOVING W AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 
75 KT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 
17.9N 77.1W THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE TO 18.4N 79.0W FRI 
MORNING...AND 19.1N 80.8W BY FRI EVENING. GUSTAV THEN MOVES TO 
20.2N 82.6W SAT MORNING AND THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO NEAR 
23.5N 86.0W BY SUN MORN. OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS 
TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NEAR 20.5N 59.2W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC 
MOVING W NW AT 10KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. 
HANNA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT 
MOVES TO THE NW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HANNA IS FORECAST TO BE 
NEAR 21.4N 60.4W BY THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE NW OF THE FORECAST 
AREA TO 22.8N 61.9W FRI MORNING. 

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AMZ082-282130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W  
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N E OF 81W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM W AND 
S SEMICIRCLES AND WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
90 NM NW QUADRANT...60 NM NE QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 30 NM 
ELSEWHERE. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 120 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
16N E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS.
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM 
S AND W SEMICIRCLES AND 60 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
45 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITH HIGHEST 
SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AREA OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 
80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE 
AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 16N 
W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 77W SE 
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA W TO NW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS 
WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
.SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 18N W OF 80W. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 
80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW FAR W PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT  
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL FAR W PART. NUMEROUS SHOWERS 
AND SQUALLS N OF 17N W OF 79W...SHIFTING NW OF AREA LATE.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ084-282130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 80W SW TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 12N AND 14N E OF 80W SW TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W SW TO W 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 
81W. 
.FRI...N OF 13N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING SW TO S 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 
FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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AMZ086-282130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 73W INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
SQUALLS N OF 17N W OF 73W DIMINISHING TONIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 67W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5.
.MON...N OF 14N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR N ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ087-282130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N BETWEEN 57W AND 63W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 150 
NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 60W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E 
OF 63W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N W OF 
63W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 62W.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM S AND E SEMICIRCLES....AND 
150 NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 62W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 19N W OF 62W W 
TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 14N TO 19N SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 17N E OF 62W. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 15N.
.FRI...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 14N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 
FT N OF 20N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE E OF 60W MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N SW 
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ088-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SHIFTS N 
THROUGH FRI. TROPICAL STORM HANNA 1002 MB NEAR 20.5N 59.2W 
MOVING W NW AT 10 KT AT 1500 UTC IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS IT 
MOVES NW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HANNA ENTERS FORECAST WATERS AS 
A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 25.7N 65.6W BY SAT MORNING. HANNA WILL 
HEAD INTO THE WATERS BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS AND 
STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 27.0N 68.5W BY SUN MORNING. 
TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR EASTERN JAMAICA IS FORECAST TO BECOME 
A HURRICANE BUT REMAIN S OF THE AREA MOVING SOUTH OF CUBA 
THROUGH SAT AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SUN AND MON.

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AMZ080-282130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 24N TO 29N E OF 72W SAT 
MORNING THROUGH MON...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 74W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 67W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS 
EXPECTED FROM 24N TO 29N E OF 72W. SEAS TO 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 
24N E OF 71W. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N W OF 74W NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 24N E OF 71W.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK