000 FZNT23 KNHC 080926 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON SEP 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE INLAND CUBA AT 21.2N 77.3W 952 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT. IKE CROSS CUBA E-W TONIGHT EMERGING NEAR 23.1N 83.0W TUE INTO SE GULF TO 25.5N 87.0W WED NIGHT IN ERN GULF AND NEAR 27.0N 90.0W THU NIGHT. IKE FORECAST TO CONTINUE NW THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N E OF 85W... .TODAY...N OF 19N E OF 80W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM S OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT. SEAS 16 FT WITHIN 175 NM S OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE. W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N FROM 79W TO 85W. HIGHEST WINDS 75 GUSTS TO 90 KT DIMINISH TO 30 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 40 FT SUBSIDE TO 18 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N WIND TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 18N SW TO W WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N PART. .WED...N OF 20N W OF 81W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .THU...N OF 17N W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N OF 12N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N W OF 73W... .TODAY...N OF 19N W OF 73W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 GUSTS TO 120 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 70W SE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N W OF 73W. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 17N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE ALONG N COAST OF CUBA AT 23.1N 83.0W 952 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT. IKE INLAND CUBA NEAR 21.6N 79.0W TODAY...CROSS ISLAND THROUGH TUE AND EMERGE NEAR 23.1N 83.0W IN GULF OF MEXICO TUE. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N W OF 73W... .TODAY THROUGH TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER WATERS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT DIMINISH TO 60 GUSTS TO 75 KT TUE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF BAHAMAS WITHIN 300 NM NE OF CENTER AND OVER WATER WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT OF CENTER INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE. HIGHEST SEAS 42 FT DIMINISH TO 30 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF IKE. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 80W SE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .WED...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 78W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES