000 FZNT23 KNHC 031452 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA JUST N OF HAITI MAINTAINING STRONG WINDS OVER THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY THU BEFORE STORM MOVES NW AWAY FROM THE REGION. TROPICAL STORM IKE NEAR 20.8N 51.2W MOVES INTO THE FAR NE PORTION TONIGHT AS A HURRICANE AND TRACKS WNW TO 23.1N 56.8W EARLY THU...23.8N 59.4W LATE THU...24.0N 62.0W FRI AND W OF THE AREA SAT. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 18N E OF 78W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 80W. .THU...E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E OF 78W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 12N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO W WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 17N E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 16N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 16N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 20N... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N FAR NE WATERS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL FAR NE WATERS LATE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS N OF 20N E OF 57W. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 20N E OF 57W. 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 17N. .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 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 18N. .SAT...N OF 20N 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 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 20.6N 71.8W 997 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING N AT 5 KT. HANNA WILL TO MOVE TO 21.5N 72.0W THIS AFTERNOON...23.4N 73.3W LATE TONIGHT...25.2N 75.2W THU THEN STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 27.3N 77.1W LATE THU NIGHT... NEAR THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST NEAR 33.0N 79.0W LATE FRI NIGHT...AND MOVING INLAND OVER THE WEEKEND. TROPICAL STORM IKE NOW OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS N OF PUERTO RICO LATE FRI AS A HURRICANE AND CONTINUING W N OF HISPANIOLA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N W OF 74W THU NIGHT AND FRI... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH IKE EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 26N E OF 75W LATE FRI THROUGH SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS E OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 66W S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N E OF 77W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N W OF 74W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 24N W OF 68W. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 22N W OF 72W. .SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY SAT N OF 30N W OF 77W ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA. TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 26N E OF 75W. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/CANGIALOSI