000 FZNT23 KNHC 040314 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.1N 54.1W 948 MB MOVING WNW 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. IKE WILL MOVE JUST N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE NEAR 23.1N 56.2 THU MORNING...24.0N 58.7W THU EVENING...24.3N 61.0W FRI MORNING...AND 23.8N 63.6W FRI EVENING. IKE WILL THEN MOVE W OF 65W LATE FRI. TROPICAL STORM HANNA N OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS NEAR 23.2N 72.1W 989 MB MOVING NNW 11 KT. HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE N AND NW TO THE E OF THE BAHAMAS AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 78W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N W OF 78W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 82W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. N OF 18N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N E OF 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON...E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 78W AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 12N E OF 76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 15N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU. N OF 15N E OF 68W AND S OF 15N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 17N. W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT N OF AREA. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 58W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SHIFTING SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 63W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 18N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 62W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 20N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 60W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 58W. .SAT...N OF 18N W OF 60W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA N OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS NEAR 23.2N 72.1W 989 MB MOVING NNW 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. HANNA WILL MOVE TO 24.7N 73.1W THU MORNING...26.9N 75.0W THU EVENING...THEN STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 29.3N 77.3W BY FRI MORNING. HANNA WILL BE NEAR 32.0N 79.0W FRI EVENING THEN N OF AREA BY SAT MORNING. MAJOR HURRICANE IKE WELL E OF THE AREA NEAR 22.1N 54.1W 948 MB MOVING WNW AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT. IKE IS FORECAST TO MOVE W OF 65W LATE FRI AND MOVE ACROSS THE SE AND S PORTIONS TO THE BAHAMAS SAT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 03 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING BETWEEN 67W AND 80W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 75W THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH IKE EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 26N E OF 78W LATE FRI THROUGH MON... .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM OF HANNA. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N AND 180 NM S OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 75W SPREADING W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM OF HANNA. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 27N W OF 68W. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WITHIN 140 NM OF IKE LATE FRI. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN S SWELL N OF 22N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 22N...BUILDING GREATER THAN 12 FT WITHIN 150 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 34 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT INCREASING TO 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT MON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 20 TO 33 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS NEAR IKE. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CHRISTENSEN