000 FZNT23 KNHC 050922 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE IKE JUST N OF AREA AT 23.7N 61.0W 945 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 110 GUSTS 135 KT. IKE NEAR 23.7N 63.0W LATER TODAY THEN MOVE W-SW TO 23.3N 65.6W TONIGHT AND CONTINUE W SAT AND SUN. IKE EXPECTED TO REMAIN N OF GREATER ANTILLES AS IT MOVES W SAT THROUGH TUE. WIND CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS ERN CARIBBEAN AS TROPICAL STORM HANNA LIFTS N OVER SW N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON...N OF 18N E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 18N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .TODAY...N OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 17N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N W OF 64W... .TODAY...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FROM 16N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS N OF 20N. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM S OF IKE. 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 WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 62W AND FROM 12N TO 16N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TUE. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA AT 28.0N 78.0W 987 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT. HANNA MOVE NW AND REACH 30.0N 78.8W LATER TODAY AND N OF AREA TONIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH OFF COAST OF FLORIDA TONIGHT AND SAT AS HANNA MOVES AWAY FROM AREA. MAJOR HURRICANE IKE JUST E OF AREA AT 23.7N 61.0W 945 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 110 GUSTS 135 KT. IKE WILL MOVE W-NW TO 23.7N 63.0W LATER TODAY...THEN ENTER BASIN AT 23.3N 65.6W TONIGHT... THEN NEAR 22.8N 68.1W SAT. IKE CONTINUE TO 22.5N 70.6W SUN AND TO 23.0N 75.0W MON. IKE THEN MOVE W-NW ACROSS BAHAMAS TOWARDS SOUTH FLORIDA TUE. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM HANNA WARNING N OF 25N W OF 71W... ...HURRICANE IKE WARNING FROM 20N TO 26N... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 275 NM N AND 120 NM S OF HANNA. HIGHEST WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 25N. HIGHEST SEAS 27 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 69W WIND TO 33 KT. S OF 24N W OF 69W S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 74W AND E OF 74W. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WIND WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 95 GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 70W. HIGHEST SEAS 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF IKE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 175 NM S OF HANNA SHIFT N OF AREA LATE. HIGHEST WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT N OF AREA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 29N W OF 70W. HIGHEST SEAS 23 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 72W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N W OF 75W. NUMEROUS IN SQUALLS E OF 72W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES WIND TO 33 KT. N OF 29N W OF 74W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT EXCEPT 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 WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NEAR IKE. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES