000 FZNT23 KNHC 102051 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE OVER CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE AREA. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AND REMAIN INTO MONDAY. $$ AMZ082-110330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-110330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 12N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 82W E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-110330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 17N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-110330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N. .FRI...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 14N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE AREA. OTHERWISE A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER AREA FROM CENTRAL ATLC...WITH WEAK TROUGH APPROACHING WATERS NORTH OF PUERTO RICO FRI AND SAT. A WEAK LOW PRES CENTER WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-110330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 76W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 78W. S OF 26N E OF 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN... N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N OF 24N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF 70W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/RJO