000 FZNT23 KNHC 061527 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS......HURRICANE IKE JUST N OF AREA NEAR 21.9N 68.8W 960 MB AT 11 AM EDT IS MOVING WSW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. IKE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 21.4N 70.4W TONIGHT...NEAR 21.2N 72.9W SUN MORNING...THEN APPROACH THE COAST OF CUBA NEAR 21.2N 75.4W SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN SOME REACHING NEAR 21.5N 77.6W MON MORNING. IKE IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK NW ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF CUBA LATER ON MON INTO TUE MORNING...THEN EMERGE INTO THE LOWER STRAITS OF FL THROUGH REMAINDER OF TUE BEFORE HEADING INTO THE FAR SE GULF OF MEXICO AS IT REGAINS STRENGTH. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N E OF 83W LATE SUN THROUGH TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE SUN AFTERNOON INTO SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT E OF 76W WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE SUN AFTERNOON AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT E OF 76W LATE SUN AFTERNOON AND SUN NIGHT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 80W. .MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 20N BETWEEN 76W AND 81W 82W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 18 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 20N E OF 82W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W. SEAS 9 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 19N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 20N W OF 80W. .WED...N OF 20N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 64W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT IN N PART OF WINDWARD PASSAGE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 20N W OF 73W. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON..N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 11N TO 14N. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE NEAR 21.9N 68.8W 960 MB AT 11 AM EDT IS MOVING WSW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. IKE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 21.4N 70.4W TONIGHT...NEAR 21.2N 72.9W SUN MORNING...THEN APPROACH THE COAST OF CUBA NEAR 21.2N 75.4W SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN SOME REACHING NEAR 21.5N 77.6W MON MORNING. IKE IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK NW ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF CUBA LATER ON MON INTO TUE MORNING...THEN EMERGE INTO THE LOWER STRAITS OF FL THROUGH REMAINDER OF TUE BEFORE HEADING INTO THE FAR SE GULF OF MEXICO AS IT REGAINS STRENGTH. RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W JUST N OF THE AREA TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 105 NM NW QUADRANT OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N W OF 79W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 72W AND BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N W OF 79W AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM SE AND 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF IKE. .TONIGHT AND SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 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 BETWEEN 68W AND 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND N OF BAHAMAS W OF 79W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF IKE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM N AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT...DIMINISHING TO 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT MON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF IKE. HIGHEST SEAS 40 TO 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 5 TO 8 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE. .TUE AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N W OF 77W. $$ FORECASTER BARNES/AGUIRRE