000
FZNT02 KNHC 050334
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI SEP 05 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

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.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 07.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.6N 59.5W 945 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 05 MOVING
W OR 275 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75
NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE
QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 38 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.4N 64.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 36 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.5N 69.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...125 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 480 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 38 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.5N 73.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.0N 77.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.0N 80.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 26.5N 76.3W 987 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 05
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 275 NM NE
QUADRANT...225 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM
NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...450 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 31.5N 78.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 275 NM NE QUADRANT...225 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
420 NM SE AND 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA INLAND NEAR 39.0N 75.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE...225 NM NE QUADRANT AND 200 NM 
SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 420 NM 
SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW HANNA NEAR 46.0N 62.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW HANNA NEAR 50.5N 44.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW HANNA NEAR 51.2N 27.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 15.1N 33.8W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC
SEP 05 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40
KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT
AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 15.8N 36.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 17.5N 39.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 19.5N 44.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 21.5N 48.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 23.5N 51.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 270 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 
NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 
NM NE AND 270 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNINGS...N OF 21N W OF 65W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNINGS...N OF 26N W 
OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 21N E OF 43W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOSEPHINE WARNINGS...WITHIN 
300 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOSEPHINE WARNINGS...WITHIN 
240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 10N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.