000 FZNT23 KNHC 030900 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED SEP 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA JUST N OF HAITI MAINTAINING STRONG WINDS BETWEEN CUBA...JAMAICA AND HISPANIOLA THROUGH WED BEFORE MOVING NW. TROPICAL STORM IKE APPROACHES THE TROPICAL N ATLC NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 78W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 79W. .THU THROUGH FRI...E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING SE TO S THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 78W. .SAT...S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 13N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTM N OF 16N W OF 66W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N NW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 19N W OF 68W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 20N TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS N OF 20N E OF 58W. 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 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 13N. .THU THROUGH FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS 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 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 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 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 20.2N 72.2W 983 MB AT 5 AM EDT. HANNA WILL TO MOVE TO 21.5N 72.8W THIS AFTERNOON...23.2N 74.1W TONIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AT 24.8N 76.0W THU AND TO 27.2N 78.1W THU NIGHT THEN INLAND OVER S CAROLINA NEAR 33.7N 80.0W FRI NIGHT THEN CONTINUE INLAND THROUGH THE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TROPICAL STORM IKE NOW OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W TO THE SW N ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FRI NIGHT AS A HURRICANE CONTINUING W TO THE N OF HISPANIOLA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N W OF 74W THU THROUGH FRI... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH IKE EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 75W FRI THROUGH SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 20N 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. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N E OF 73W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITION EXPECTED N OF 23N W OF 74W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 23N W OF 69W. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT. E OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 23N W OF 74W. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 74W AND FROM 19N TO 24N E OF 68W. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W AND E OF 70W WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 74W AND S OF 22N E OF 68W. .SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS