000 FZNT23 KNHC 011457 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 01 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS... TROPICAL WAVE AND AREA OF LOW PRES NEAR 17N57W WILL MOVE WNW 10 TO 15 KT AND WEAKEN. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE HAS FORMED WELL E OF AREA BUT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE FAR N PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE WED AS A TROPICAL STORM AND STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 22.0N 56.5W THU...23.0N 62.5W FRI...AND NW OF THE AREA LATE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E OF 78W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 18N E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 80W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 18N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N LATE WED THROUGH FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 13N TO 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .WED...N OF 20N E OF 58W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT FAR E WATERS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.0N 72.9W 994 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. HANNA WILL MOVE TO 22.8N 73.3W THIS EVENING...22.7N 73.7W TUE MORNING AND 22.7N 73.7W TUE EVENING. HANNA IS THEN FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 23.7N 74.9W EARLY WED...26.5N 77.5W EARLY THU...AND APPROACH THE SE U.S. COAST NEAR 30.5N 80.5W EARLY FRI AND MOVE INLAND FRI NIGHT AND EARLY SAT NEAR 36.5N 82.0W. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE HAS FORMED WELL SE OF AREA BUT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SE WATERS EARLY FRI AS A HURRICANE NEAR 23.0N 62.5W AND TO NEAR 23.5N 68.5W EARLY SAT. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N W OF 74W WED THROUGH FRI... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 26N E OF 70W FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 22N TO 29N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W. HIGHEST SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 68W TO 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 360 NM OF HANNA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W. HIGHEST WINDS 55 GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 22N TO 29N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W. HIGHEST SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 360 NM OF HANNA. .WED...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 25N TO 29N W OF 75W. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 66W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 77W AND FROM 21N TO 26N E OF 70W. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/CANGIALOSI