From: SIU Weather Processor (ldm@WEATHER3.ADMIN.NIU.EDU)
Date: Thu Aug 28 2008 - 05:22:00 EDT
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FZNT23 KNHC 280921
OFFNT3
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 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.
AMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR 17.8N 75.6W 988 MB AT 5
AM EDT MOVING SW AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55
KT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 17.5N 77.0W THIS
AFTERNOON...17.8N 78.5W TONIGHT...THEN INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE
NEAR 18.5N 80.3W FRI AFTERNOON. GUSTAV THEN MOVES TO 19.5N 82.0W
FRI NIGHT AND INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 22.0N 85.5W BY SAT
NIGHT. OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT
IS NEAR 19.8N 57.7W 1004 MB AT 5 AM AST MOVING WNW AT 4 KT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. T.D. EIGHT IS
FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AND MOVE TO 20.5N
58.8W BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 22.0N 60.5W TONIGHT
BEFORE MOVING NW OF THE AREA FRI.
$$
AMZ082-281530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N E OF 80W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N W OF 79W FRI
THROUGH SAT...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE.
HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF
81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N 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.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER.
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
S OF 16N E OF 83W 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 OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS
70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE
AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N
BETWEEN 78W AND 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 16N
W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 78W 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 82W. 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.
$$
AMZ084-281530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008
.TODAY...N OF 12N W OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT FAR NE WATERS FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
$$
AMZ086-281530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF
17N W OF 73W DIMINISHING TONIGHT.
.FRI...N OF 17N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SAT AND SUN...SEAS
2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE.
.MON...N OF 14N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR N ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
$$
AMZ087-281530-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W...
.TODAY...N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON N OF
19N BETWEEN 58W AND 60W. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 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.
HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
90 NM SE QUADRANT OVER FORECAST WATERS. 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 18N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N 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.
$$
AMZ088-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
530 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SHIFTS N
THROUGH FRI. TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT 1004 MB NEAR 19.8N 57.9W
MOVES NW AND IS FORECAST STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AND BE
NEAR 25.0N 64.5W BY FRI NIGHT. THE STORM WILL STRENGTHEN TO
HURRICANE STRENGTH AND BE NEAR 26.0N 67.0W BY SAT NIGHT...BEFORE
HEADING INTO THE WATERS BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS SUN AND
MON. TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR SOUTHWEST HAITI IS FORECAST TO
BECOME A HURRICANE BUT REMAIN S OF THE AREA MOVING ACROSS OR
NEAR THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO OVER
THE WEEKEND.
$$
AMZ080-281530-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
530 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 24N TO 29N E OF 72W FRI
NIGHT THROUGH MON...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 K.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 74W.
.FRI...S OF 26N 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. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI NIGHT 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.
$$
FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN
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