000
FZNT02 KNHC 070333
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN SEP 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN SEP 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 21.2N 70.9W 947 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 07 MOVING 
WSW OR 255 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 
140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 100 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM 
NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 45 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 20.9N 75.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 240 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 21.7N 80.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANTS OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 34 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE OVER WATER NEAR 23.5N 83.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.0N 86.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.5N 89.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 
300 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 
NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 
NE AND 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.ATLC REMNANT LOW OF JOSEPHINE...NEAR 17N39W 1008 MB. WITHIN 330 
NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 19N44W 1010 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21N49W 1011 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 56W AND 67W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 61W AND 68W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.