000 FZNT23 KNHC 060303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE IKE JUST N OF AREA NEAR 22.6N 65.6W 958 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WSW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. IKE WILL MOVE TO 21.9N 72.8W SUN MORNING...21.9N 75.3W SUN EVENING...THEN ALONG THE N CUBA COAST NEAR 22.9N 79.6W MON EVENING. IKE THEN SHIFTS NE INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO TUE AND WED. TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 16.3N 35.8W 1006 MB AT 11 PM EDT WILL MOVE TO THE NE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-060930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W MON... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 80W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER 0F AREA NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 80W. .MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 21N E OF 82W. .TUE AND WED...N OF 20N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-060930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-060930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-060930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 21N W OF 63W... .TONIGHT AND SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N W OF 63W BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BY LATE SAT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 19N W OF 60W. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 59W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 20N W OF 61W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE IKE JUST N OF AREA NEAR 22.6N 65.6W 958 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WSW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. IKE WILL MOVE TO 21.9N 72.8W SUN MORNING...21.9N 75.3W SUN EVENING...THEN ALONG THE N CUBA COAST NEAR 22.9N 79.6W MON EVENING. IKE THEN SHIFTS NE INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO TUE AND WED. TROPICAL STORM HANNA N OF THE AREA NEAR 32.4N 79.1W 978 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N TOWARD THE CAROLINA COAST AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. $$ AMZ080-060930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N W OF 77W... ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 20N TO 25N... .TONIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 29N W OF 77W. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 250 NM S SEMICIRLCE. HIGHEST SEAS 39 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 90 NM OF IKE. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IKE. HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IKE. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE. .TUE AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N W OF 77W. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS NEAR IKE. $$ FORECASTER CAB/CHRISTENSEN