000 FZNT23 KNHC 090924 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 09 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. AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE ALONG S COAST OF CUBA AT 22.0N 82.1W 965 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT. IKE MOVES TO NEAR 22.7N 83.5W TODAY...THEN INTO SE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 23.5N 85.3W TONIGHT...CONTINUE TO 24.2N 86.8W WED. IKE CONTINUES ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N W OF 79W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 19N FROM 78W TO 85W. HIGHEST WIND 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT DIMINISH TO 33 KT LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 21 FT SUBSIDE TO 15 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N WIND TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 18N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT E OF 80W AND 4 FT W OF 80W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N PART. .WED...N OF 20N W OF 79W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 20N E OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 79W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .WED NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 20N W OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT, .THU...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE ALONG S COAST OF CUBA AT 22.0N 82.1W 965 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVE W AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT. IKE MOVES INTO SE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 23.5N 85.3W TONIGHT AND CONTINUES TO NW GULF THROUGH SAT. OTHERWISE RIDGE BUILDS OVER AREA FROM CENTRAL ATLC...WITH WEAK TROUGH APPROACHING WATERS N OF PUERTO RICO THU. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 80W... .TODAY...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER WATERS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. 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 240 NM OF IKE. .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 78W SE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N W OF 80W. SCATTERED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .WED...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES