000 FZNT23 KNHC 022117 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS... TROPICAL STORM HANNA LINGERING IN SRN BAHAMAS INCREASE WIND AND SEAS BETWEEN CUBA...JAMAICA AND HISPANIOLA. HURRICANE IKE APPROACH TRPCL ATLC WED NIGHT WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 78W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 79W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 78W. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E SAT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SUN. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-030330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT AND SEAS TO 12 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 18N W OF 68W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 68W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N NW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 19N W OF 68W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI... .TONIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NE WATERS EARLY WED THEN N LATE WED. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 59W. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 60W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 13N. .THU THROUGH FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 16N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N. .SAT...N OF 18N W OF 63W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA LINGERING OVER SERN BAHAMAS EVENTUALLY MOVE NW ACROSS CENTRAL AND NRN BAHAMAS...STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE WHILE PARALLELING E COAST OF FLORIDA THU AND FRI. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT. HANNA AT 20.4N 72.7W THIS EVENING...20.9N 73.1W TONIGHT...STRENGTHENS TO HURRICANE NEAR 22.2N 74.0W WED...25.4N 77.2W THU...30.5N 80.5W FRI THEN INLAND SAT. TROPICAL STORM IKE WELL E OF AREA EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SE WATERS FRI NIGHT AS HURRICANE AND N OF HISPANIOLA FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM 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 19N TO 24N E OF 77W FRI THROUGH SUN... .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 NIGHT...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 E OF 68W FROM 19N TO 24N. ELSEWHERE WIND TO 33 KT INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 67W LATE. SEAS TO 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 79W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES