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#211088 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:47 PM 27.Aug.2008) TCMAT2 TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008 0300 UTC THU AUG 28 2008 AT 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR HAITI NORTH OF PORT AU PRINCE IS DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN PENINSULA OF HAITI WEST OF THE BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND PORT AU PRINCE. A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CUBA FOR THE PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO...SANTIAGO DE CUBA...AND GRANMA. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF LAS TUNAS AND HOLGUIN AND ALL OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. INTERESTS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN CUBA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF GUSTAV. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.8N 75.4W AT 28/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OR 250 DEGREES AT 7 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 999 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. 34 KT....... 30NE 30SE 0SW 30NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 0NE 0SE 0SW 60NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.8N 75.4W AT 28/0300Z AT 28/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.9N 75.1W FORECAST VALID 28/1200Z 18.8N 76.5W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 40NE 40SE 25SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 29/0000Z 18.9N 78.0W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 20NE 0SE 0SW 20NW. 34 KT... 60NE 60SE 45SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 29/1200Z 19.4N 79.5W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 30SE 20SW 30NW. 34 KT... 75NE 75SE 60SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 30/0000Z 20.1N 81.0W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 50 KT... 45NE 45SE 30SW 45NW. 34 KT... 90NE 90SE 75SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 31/0000Z 22.5N 84.5W MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 50SW 60NW. 34 KT...120NE 120SE 100SW 120NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 01/0000Z 26.0N 87.5W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 02/0000Z 29.0N 89.5W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.8N 75.4W NEXT ADVISORY AT 28/0900Z $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN |