150  
FZNT25 KNHC 080306  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED  
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS   
SYNOPSIS  
HURRICANE IKE ALONG N COAST OF CUBA AT 21.1N 75.8W  
105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT. IKE WILL MOVE INLAND TO 21.4N 77.6W MON  
MORNING...REMAIN INLAND NEAR 22.1N 79.9W MON EVENING AND 22.8N  
81.7W TUE MORNING. IKE MOVES INTO THE SE GULF TO 23.6N 83.5W BY  
TUE EVENING...AND TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25.0N 86.4W BY WED  
EVENING. IKE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO THE NW GULF THU AND  
FRI.  
 
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS   
..HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N W OF 73W  
   
TONIGHT THROUGH TUE  
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS  
OVER WATERS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 105 KT  
GUSTS 130 KT DIMINISHING TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT MON...AND 70 KT  
GUSTS TO 85 KT TUE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF BAHAMAS WITHIN  
400 NM NE OF CENTER AND OVER WATER WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT OF  
CENTER INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE. HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT TONIGHT  
DIMINISHING TO 30 FT WATERS BETWEEN CUBA AND BAHAMAS LATE MON  
THROUGH TUE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12  
FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF IKE.   
TUE NIGHT  
S OF 27N W OF 74W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT FLORIDA STRAITS W OF 80W. REMAINDER  
AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND  
SQUALLS FLORIDA STRAITS.   
WED  
S OF 28N W OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8  
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.   
THU  
W OF 78W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 78W E TO  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.   
FRI  
N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
SYNOPSIS  
HURRICANE IKE ALONG N COAST OF CUBA AT 21.1N 75.8W  
105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT. IKE WILL MOVE INLAND TO 21.4N 77.6W MON  
MORNING...REMAIN INLAND NEAR 22.1N 79.9W MON EVENING AND 22.8N  
81.7W TUE MORNING. IKE MOVES INTO THE SE GULF TO 23.6N 83.5W BY  
TUE EVENING...AND TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25.0N 86.4W BY WED  
EVENING. IKE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO THE NW GULF THU AND  
FRI. MEANWHILE A WEAKENING FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO  
28N88W DISSIPATES LATER TONIGHT. TROUGH FROM 23N94W TO 20N97W  
MOVES W AND WEAKENS MON.  
 
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 29N TUE NIGHT THROUGH  
FRI...   
TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4  
FT.   
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
S OF 26N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20  
KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT  
BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 20 TO 33 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3  
TO 5 FT BUILD 8 TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15  
KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF  
27N. .WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR  
GREATER EXPECTED S OF 29N. N OF 29N WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD  
8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVERSPREADING ENTIRE  
AREA. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER  
EXPECTED N OF 23N. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12  
FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.  
 
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N MON NIGHT INTO EARLY  
THU...   
TONIGHT AND MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
TSTMS MOVING S OF 25N MON.   
MON NIGHT  
S OF 25N E OF 83W NE WINDS INCREASING TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8  
TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 26N.   
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN  
120 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12  
FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WIND.  
HIGHEST SEAS BUILD TO 25 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE S  
OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 12 FT.  
N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N.   
WED AND THU  
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER  
EXPECTED S OF 27N SHIFT W OF AREA LATE THU. N OF 27N WINDS 20  
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF  
27N MOVING W OF AREA LATE THU.   
FRI  
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.  
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDE 8 TO 12 FT LATE.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N  
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W   
SYNOPSIS  
HURRICANE IKE ALONG N COAST OF CUBA AT 21.1N 75.8W  
105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT. IKE WILL MOVE INLAND TO 21.4N 77.6W MON  
MORNING...REMAIN INLAND NEAR 22.1N 79.9W MON EVENING AND 22.8N  
81.7W TUE MORNING. IKE MOVES INTO THE SE GULF TO 23.6N 83.5W BY  
TUE EVENING...AND TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25.0N 86.4W BY WED  
EVENING. IKE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO THE NW GULF THU AND  
FRI.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W   
..HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N E OF 85W  
   
TONIGHT AND MON  
N OF 19N E OF 81W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR  
GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM S OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS  
105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT WITHIN 180 NM S OF  
CENTER. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT  
BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT LATE. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART.   
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT  
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE WINDS N OF 21N BETWEEN 81W AND 85W. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT  
GUSTS TO 100 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS 20  
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N S WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 4  
FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N PART.   
WED  
N OF 17N W OF 80W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED  
TSTMS NW PART.   
THU  
N OF 17N W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8  
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
FRI  
N OF 18N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
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