000 FZNT23 KNHC 101515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 10 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. AMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE AT 23.9N 85.3W 957 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W-NW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 80 GUSTS TO 100 KT. IKE WILL MOVE TO 24.5N 86.8W THIS EVENING THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-102130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING YUCATAN CHANNEL... .THIS AFTERNOON...YUCATAN CHANNEL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND DIMINISH TO SE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 83W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-102130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 81W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT N OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-102130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT W OF 67W AND 3 FT E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-102130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 20N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.9N 85.3W 957 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W-NW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 80 GUSTS TO 100 KT. IKE CONTINUES TO MOVE NW ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SAT. OTHERWISE A HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS OVER AREA FROM CENTRAL ATLC...WITH WEAK TROUGH APPROACHING WATERS N OF PUERTO RICO FRI AND SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE PART SUN. $$ AMZ080-102130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N W OF 75W SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 28N E OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N W OF 79W MOVING W OF AREA LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 77W. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/RJO