000 FZNT23 KNHC 012129 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS... TROPICAL WAVE WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES NEAR 17N58W MOVE W-NW 15 KT AND WEAKEN. TROPICAL STORM IKE E OF AREA EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE AND MOVE TOWARD FAR N PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED NIGHT...REACH 21.5N58.0W THU AND 22N64W FRI AND ENTER SW N ATLC LATE FRI. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 82W W TO NW WIND 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF 80W N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-020330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 17N W OF 68W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N E OF 63W AND N OF 16N W OF 65W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N NW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N LATE WED THROUGH FRI... .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES AT 17N58W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N SE TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 19N NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE WED AND HURRICANE STRENGTH WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT. S OF 19N E WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOME W TO 33 KT N OF 13N LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 12 FT N OF 13N LATE. .THU THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 17N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE HANNA AT 22.2N 72.6W 983 MB AT 4 PM EDT MOVING S-SW AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS 85 KT. HANNA MOVE TO 21.9N 72.9W TONIGHT...21.8N 73.5W TUE AND 22.1N 73.9W TUE NIGHT...23.1N 74.5W WED...27.0N 78.0W THU...AND APPROACH SE U.S. COAST NEAR 31.5N 81.0W FRI THEN MOVE INLAND FRI NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM IKE WELL E OF AREA EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SE WATERS FRI AS HURRICANE NEAR 22.0N 65.0W AND 22.0N 69.5W SAT. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS... 745 PM EDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING W OF 70W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 77W FRI AND SAT... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS S OF 25N FROM 70W AND 76W. HIGHEST WIND 75 GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 26N FROM 69W AND 77W. HIGHEST SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 68W TO 77W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 360 NM OF HANNA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W. HIGHEST WIND 75 GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 29N FROM 69W AND 77W. HIGHEST SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 360 NM OF HANNA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 67W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 25N TO 30N W OF 75W. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N W OF 77W AND FROM 21N TO 24N E OF 70W. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 72W. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 78W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WIND 15 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES