000 FZNT23 KNHC 020910 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS... HURRICANE HANNAH OVER EASTERN BAHAMAS THROUGH WED WILL MOVE NW WED NIGHT AWAY FROM THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM IKE E OF AREA FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE MOVE INTO THE N PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED NIGHT AND NEAR 21N 55W EARLY FRI AND 21N 62W EARLY FRI AND CONTINUE TO MOVE W OF THE AREA LATE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF 82W S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 78W. .THU...E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WINDWARD PASSAGE. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N NW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N WED NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRI... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N SE TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 20 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 19N. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE HANNA AT 21.3N 72.7W 978 MB AT 5 AM EDT STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. HANNA MOVE TO 21.4N 73.1W THIS AFTERNOON...23.0N 73.5W TONIGHT...23.0N 74.3W WED...24.4N 75.5W WED NIGHT AND 28.7N 79.0W THU NIGHT THEN INLAND NEAR 34.7N 80.7W FRI. TROPICAL STORM IKE WELL E OF AREA EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SE WATERS FRI NIGHT AS HURRICANE AND N OF HISPANIOLA SAT. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS... 745 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 27N W OF 70W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH IKE EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 74W FRI AND SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W. HIGHEST WIND 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 27N FROM 69W AND 76W. HIGHEST SEAS TO 26 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 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 200 NM OF HANNA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W. 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 N OF 25N W OF 75W. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 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 20N TO 24N E OF 68W. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 74W. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 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 DGS