934  
FZNT26 KNHC 300917  
OFFN05  
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
530 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED  
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N  
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W   
SYNOPSIS  
HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 20.2N 81.3W 965 MB AT 5 AM  
EDT MOVING NW 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115  
KT. GUSTAV WILL MOVE TO 21.2N 82.7W THIS AFTERNOON AND 22.9N  
84.6W TONIGHT AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SUN. TROPICAL STORM  
KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT. HANNA WILL MOVE W  
OF THE AREA TO NEAR 22.6N 68.0W THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL WAVE  
E OF THE AREA WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE N  
PORTION OF THE TRPCL N ATLC MON AND TUE THEN N OF THE AREA  
 
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS   
TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.   
MON AND TUE  
W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF  
70W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.   
WED  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 64W  
   
TODAY AND TONIGHT  
N OF 20N W OF 64W TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER THIS MORNING THEN DECREASING 15  
TO 2O KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BY AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO  
E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.   
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6  
TO 8 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON AND TUE  
N OF 18N W OF 58W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. .WED...N OF LOW PRES CENTER WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20  
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS   
SYNOPSIS  
TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR AT 21.9N 66.3W 1001 MB AT  
HANNA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 22.6N 68.8W THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR  
23.3N 70.0W TONIGHT ...NEAR 23.5N 71.5 SUN THEN BECOME A  
HURRICANE NEAR 23.5N 72.5W SUN NIGHT THEN NEAR 23.5N 74.0W MON  
NIGHT THEN WEAKEN BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES SW  
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS AND TOWARDS CUBA TUE AND WED.  
 
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 21N AND 25N E OF 71W  
 
...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO  
25N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...   
TODAY AND TONIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 21N TO 25N  
E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR  
GREATER FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 72W. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 7W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. W OF  
79W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E  
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS  
SQUALLS FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 73W.   
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS  
EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W. SEAS 12 FT OR  
GREATER FROM 23N TO 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W. HIGHEST SEAS 26  
FT. W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE  
N OF 23N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E AND 3  
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS FROM 25N TO 29N E OF  
73W. .MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED  
FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER  
FROM 22N TO 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12  
FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
NUMEROUS SQUALLS FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 75W.   
TUE AND WED  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO  
25N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 21N TO 29N  
BETWEEN 72W AND 77W. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 74W  
WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W WIND 20  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
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