000 FZNT23 KNHC 110237 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE OVER THE EAST-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. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. SCATTERED TSTMS YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 15N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 TO SE 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. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE OVER THE EAST-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE AREA. OTHERWISE A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER AREA FROM CENTRAL ATLC...WITH WEAK TROUGH APPROACHING WATERS NORTH OF PUERTO RICO FRI AND SAT. A WEAK LOW PRES CENTER WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 78W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. S OF 27N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION. .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/COBB