000 FZNT23 KNHC 051526 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE JUST N OF AREA AT 23.2N 62.7W 954 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. IKE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR 22.9N 64.7W AND WEAKEN SOME LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 22.5N 67.4W SAT MORNING...NEAR 22.2N 69.9W SAT NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN AGAIN AND CONTINUE ON A MORE NW TRACK AND STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUN. IKE IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE NW INTO THE FAR SE GULF LATE TUE. $$ AMZ082-052130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W...AND S OF 20N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON...N OF 18N E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 81W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 81W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 81W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-052130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. $$ AMZ086-052130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 17N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-052130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N W OF 64W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 16N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 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 90 NM S OF IKE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 19 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 5 TO 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 6 TO 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 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE. $$ AMZ088-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR AT 29.0N 79.0W 980 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 GUSTS 65 KT. HANNA WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AND MOVE TO NEAR 31.2N 79.7W TONIGHT...THEN TRACK MORE NNE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA ON SAT WITH TROPICAL FORCE CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA. HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.2N 62.7W 954 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 GUSTS 130 KT. IKE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR 22.9N 64.7W AND WEAKEN SOME LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 22.5N 67.4W SAT MORNING...NEAR 22.2N 69.9W SAT NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN AGAIN. IKE WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR 22.2N 72.5W SUN AND STRENGTHEN AGAIN. IKE IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE NW TO NEAR 23.0N 77.0W AND ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FL TOWARDS THE FL KEYS TUE AND W OF AREA INTO THE FAR SE GULF LATE TUE. RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W JUST N OF AREA TUE. $$ AMZ080-052130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N W OF 74W... ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 20N TO 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 275 NM NE QUADRANT...225 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS OF HANNA. HIGHEST WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS S OF 31N...AND WITHIN 220 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. S OF 24N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 29 KT E OF 67W...INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 90 NM OF IKE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...220 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300 NM QUADRANT OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST SEAS 20 TO 27 FT S OF 25N E OF 66W LATE. N OF 28N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 90 NM OF HANNA ...AND ALSO SPREADING W INTO AREA S OF 25N E OF 66W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 28N W OF 75W. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT...AND HIGHEST SEAS 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WIND WITHIN 90 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 70W. HIGHEST SEAS 30 TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF IKE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 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 90 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 90 GUSTS 110 KT...INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF IKE. HIGHEST SEAS 37 TO 43 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...BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE AND E SWELLS...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF IKE. .MON AND TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N W OF 75W. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NEAR IKE. $$ FORECASTER BARNES/AGUIRRE