000 FZNT23 KNHC 100250 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.2N 84.3W 967 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT. IKE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 23.9N 85.5W EARLY WED...THEN TO NEAR 24.6N 87.1W WED EVENING. IKE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 21N W OF 82W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 20N FROM 81W TO 85W. HIGHEST WIND 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. HIGHEST SEAS 14 TO 16 FT SUBSIDE 10 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. S OF 19N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 20N. .WED...N OF 20N W OF 81W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N E OF 81W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N W OF 81W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .WED NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 83W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 12N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT WED. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF 67W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.2N 84.3W 967 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT. IKE CONTINUES TO NW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SAT. OTHERWISE RIDGE BUILDS OVER AREA FROM CENTRAL ATLC...WITH WEAK TROUGH APPROACHING WATERS N OF PUERTO RICO FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 28N W OF 75W SE WIND 20 TO 33 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT WED. S OF 28N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N W OF 80W...MOVING W OF AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 . ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/COBB