000 FZNT23 KNHC 041522 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 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. AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE IKE JUST N OF THE NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS NEAR 22.3N 57.0W 938 MB MOVING WNW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS TO 145 KT. IKE IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT MOTION THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ...THEN WEAKEN SOME AS IT BEGINS TO TRACK WSW TO NEAR 24.0N 61.3W FRI MORNING...NEAR 23.6N 63.8W FRI NIGHT...AND ENTER THE FAR SE PART OF THE SW N ATLC WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM HANNA E OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH FRI MORNING. WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL SETTLE IN OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN LATE SUN INTO MON. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N E OF 80W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON...E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT...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 ENTIRE AREA. .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 E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 15N W OF 68W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 67W. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 17N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N E OF 59W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N E OF 58W. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 135 KT N OF AREA. SEAS 12 FT OR IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT S OF 22N. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 20N E OF 63W. .TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 62W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 24.5N 73.5W 989 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 55 KT. HANNA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 26.2N 75.2W TONIGHT...NEAR 28.7N 77.2W FRI MORNING ...THEN IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 31.7N 78.2W FRI NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO WELL N OF AREA SAT. MAJOR HURRICANE IKE JUST N OF THE NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS NEAR 22.3N 57.0W 938 MB MOVING WNW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS TO 145 KT. IKE IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT MOTION THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SOME AS IT BEGINS TO TRACK WSW TO NEAR 24.0N 61.3W FRI MORNING...NEAR 23.6N 63.8W FRI NIGHT...AND ENTER THE FAR SE SW N ATLC WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT. IKE WILL THEN APPROACH THE SE BAHAMAS NEAR 22.5N 71.0W BY SUN MORNING AND MOVE TOWARDS THE NW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NW BAHAMAS LATER SUN INTO MON. RIDGE WILL BUILD SW INTO THE NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N BETWEEN W OF 68W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH IKE EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 26N E OF 76W LATE FRI THROUGH MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 275 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 230 NM NW QUADRANT OF HANNA. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 21N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 30N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 22N TO 30N E OF 75W SPREADING W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 275 NM NE QUADRANT...200 SE QUADRANT 30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 230 NM NW QUADRANT OF HANNA...INCREASING TO 250 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 230 NM NW QUADRANT FRI...THEN DECREASING FRI NIGHT TO 200 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM NW QUADRANT EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT FRI...AND TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 25N W OF 67W...LIFTING TO N OF 29N W OF 75W FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT...SUBSIDING TO 19 FT FRI NIGHT N OF 29N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO S 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 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 67W FRI EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO HURRICANE FORCE. HIGHEST WINDS WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT...DIMINISHING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 31 TO 38 FT PRIMARILY IN NE QUADRANT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 68W... INCREASING TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...125 NM SE AND 100 NM SW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 33 TO 41 FT IN N SEMICIRCLE NE OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 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 S OF 26N E OF 75W. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN SE AND S SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N W OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE