000 FZNT23 KNHC 060928 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 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. AMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE IKE JUST N OF AREA AT 22.4N 67.1W 962 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W-SW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT. IKE MOVE TO 21.8N 71.6W TONIGHT...21.6N 74.1W SUN ...THEN ALONG N CUBA COAST MON. IKE THEN SHIFTS NE INTO SE GULF OF MEXICO TUE AND WED. TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE AT 16.8N 36.9W 1007 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 8 KT NO LONGER POSES A THREAT TO TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE. $$ AMZ082-061530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N FROM 77W TO 84W MON AND TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 80W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 0F AREA NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 80W. .MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 20N FROM 77W TO 82W. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT AS HIGH AS 18 FT OR HIGHER WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N N TO NW WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 21N E OF 82W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N FROM 77W TO 82W. SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N SW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 21N W OF 82W. .WED...N OF 20N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-061530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-061530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT OVER WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 18 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-061530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 .TODAY..N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT W OF 60W AND 8 FT E OF 60W. FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 18N W OF 63W. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE IKE JUST N OF AREA AT 22.4N 67.1W 962 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W-SW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT. IKE MOVE TO 21.6N 74.1W SUN...THEN ALONG N COAST OF CUBA NEAR 24.5N 83.5W BY TUE NIGHT. IKE THEN SHIFTS NE INTO SE GULF OF MEXICO TUE AND WED. TROPICAL STORM HANNA N OF AREA AT 34.4N 78.3W 983 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING N-NE TOWARD CAROLINA COAST AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. TROPICAL FORCE WIND EXTEND 175 NM SE QUADRANT AND 12 FT OR GREATER SEAS EXTEND 360 NM S OF HANNA. $$ AMZ080-061530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N W OF 76W... ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 28N W OF 76W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRLCE. HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 72W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 90 NM OF IKE. .TONIGHT AND SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF IKE. HIGHEST SEAS 42 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N FROM 68W TO 78W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 120 NM N AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF IKE. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 73W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE. .TUE AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS NEAR IKE. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES