000 FZNT23 KNHC 112001 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU SEP 11 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. AMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM AREA WITH WINDS AND SEAS SLOWING SUBSIDING OVER W CARIBBEAN. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W S OF 15N WILL MOVE W ACROSS S WATERS TO NEAR 69W FRI...74W SAT...79W SUN...83 MON AND W OF THE ZONE TUE. NEXT TROPICAL WAVE FORECAST TO APPROACH 55W THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-120330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17 W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 84W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-120330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-120330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-120330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF N OF 18N W OF 58W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT NE WATERS IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE WATERS. .TUE...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. $$ AMZ088-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 26N63W TO PUERTO RICO WILL MOVE WNW 10 TO 15 KT TO 26N67W 21N70W LATE TONIGHT...27N69W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI...27N72W TO E CUBA FRI NIGHT...28N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT AND DISSIPATES SUN. WEAK RIDGE BUILDS IN WAKE OF TROUGH ALONG 26N ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME LIGHT SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-120330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE WATERS MON. .TUE...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE WATERS. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI