000 FZNT23 KNHC 021456 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS... HURRICANE HANNA OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN BAHAMAS WILL MOVE NW FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM IKE E OF AREA FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE AND MOVE INTO THE N PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS NEAR 21N 56.5W THU...21.5N 62.5W FRI AND W OF THE AREA SAT. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. BETWEEN 82W AND 85W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 82W. .THU...E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 78W. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT AND SEAS TO 12 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 68W. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N NW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N WED NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 19N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NE WATERS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE NE WATERS LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 59W. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .SAT...N OF 18N W OF 63W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW WATERS. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HANNA DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM NEAR 21.0N 73.5W 987 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING WSW 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. HANNA MOVES TO 21.4N 73.7W THIS EVENING...22.3N 74.2W WED MORNING...STRENGTHENS BACK TO A HURRICANE NEAR 23.6N 75.3W WED EVENING...25.1N 76.8W THU...29.5N 80.5W FRI THEN INLAND NEAR 36.5N 80.0W SAT. TROPICAL STORM IKE WELL E OF AREA EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SE WATERS FRI NIGHT AS HURRICANE AND N OF HISPANIOLA SAT. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N W OF 73W WED THROUGH FRI... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH IKE EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 74W LATE FRI AND SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF 24N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W. HIGHEST WIND 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 27N FROM 69W AND 75W. HIGHEST SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N OF E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 300 NM OF HANNA. .WED THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 21N TO 28N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 78W AND FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 68W. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 67W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 74W. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/CANGIALOSI