NWS Forecast

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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 115 GUSTS
140 KT. IKE TO REACH 21.1N 74.2W LATER TODAY AND INLAND CUBA AT
21.3N 76.6W TONIGHT. IKE CONTINUES ACROSS CUBA TO 21.8N 79.0W
MON REACHING EXITING COAST OF CUBA NEAR 23.1N 82.4W LATE MON
NIGHT MOVING ACROSS SE GULF OF MEXICO TO 24.5N 84.5W TUE NIGHT.
IKE FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...

TODAY AND TONIGHT
N OF 19N W OF 73W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR
GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 125 GUSTS TO
155 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH
HIGHEST SEAS TO 15 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W
OF 67W SE TO S WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 13N W OF 68W
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N E
OF 65W AND N OF 17N.

MON AND MON NIGHT
N OF 17N W OF 74W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. N OF 17N E OF
74W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 FT.

TUE AND WED
S OF 17N FROM 65W TO 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

THU
S OF 17N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

TODAY
N OF 12N E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
S OF 12N E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

TONIGHT THROUGH THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 115 GUSTS
140 KT. IKE TO REACH 21.1N 74.2W TODAY AND INLAND ERN CUBA AT
21.3N 76.6W TONIGHT. IKE CONTINUES ACROSS CUBA TO 21.8N 79.0W
MON AND ENTER STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 234.1N 82.4W MON NIGHT.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS

HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N

TODAY
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 125 NM
OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 115 GUSTS 140 KT INCREASE TO 120 GUSTS 145
KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N AND 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLES OF IKE WITH SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF
77W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E
SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF IKE.

TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM N AND 125 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF IKE. HIGHEST
WIND 125 GUSTS 155 KT DIMINISH TO 85 GUSTS 105 KT MON. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF IKE
WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 73W WIND TO 33 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180
NM OF IKE.

TUE
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N W OF 79W SHIFT W
OF AREA TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 77W SE WIND TO 33
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

WED
S OF 28N W OF 78W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

THU
W OF 78W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.