000 FZNT23 KNHC 042052 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE IKE JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 23.6N 58.2W 945 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WNW 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. IKE WILL MOVE W THEN SW NEAR 23.9N 60.0W TONIGHT...23.7N 62.5W FRI...AND 23.2N 65.1W FRI NIGHT. IKE WILL REMAIN N OF THE GREATER ANTILLES AS IT MOVES W SAT THROUGH TUE. WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AS TROPICAL STORM HANNA LIFTS N OVER THE W ATLC. $$ AMZ082-050330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON...N OF 18N E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 18N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-050330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 .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 THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-050330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 17N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-050330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N W OF 63W FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FROM 16N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS N OF 20N. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM S OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT N OF AREA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS N OF 20N W OF 60W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 62W AND FROM 12N TO 16N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 25.5N 75.0W 988 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. HANNA WILL MOVE NW AND BE NEAR 27.2N 76.4W TONIGHT...30.3N 78.0W FRI...THEN N OF THE AREA NEAR 33.9N 78.3W FRI NIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OFF THE NE COAST OF FLORIDA FRI NIGHT AND SAT AS HANNA MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. MAJOR HURRICANE IKE IS E OF THE AREA NEAR 23.6N 58.2W 945 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WNW 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. IKE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 23.7N 62.5W FRI...INTO THE SW N ATLC ZONE NEAR 23.2N 65.1W FRI NIGHT...22.7N 67.7W SAT...AND NEAR THE SE BAHAMAS NEAR 22.5N 72.5W SUN. IKE WILL THEN MOVE WNW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TOWARDS SOUTH FLORIDA MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-050330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 04 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 24N W OF 69W... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 21N TO 26N E OF 66W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 28N FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 275 NM OF HANNA. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 23N E OF 80W. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM OF HANNA. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 25N. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 74W AND E OF 74W. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 21N E OF 70W. HIGHEST SEAS 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF IKE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM S OF HANNA SHIFTING N OF AREA. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT N OF AREA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 29N W OF 70W. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N W OF 75W AND E OF 72W...BECOMING NUMEROUS IN SQUALLS NEAR IKE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. N OF 29N W OF 74W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF IKE. .MON AND TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NEAR IKE. $$ FORECASTER BERG