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FZNT02 KNHC 082106
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON SEP 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON SEP 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 21.4N 79.7W 965 MB AT 2100 UTC 08 SEP MOVING 
W OR 275 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 
NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT IN ATLC 
NEAR 23N78W. HIGHEST SEAS CARIBBEAN 18 FT NEAR 21N80W. HIGHEST 
SEAS GULF OF MEXICO 12 FT IN SWELL NEAR 24N83W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 22.6N 83.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 90 NM SW 
QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 12 FT ATLC NEAR 24N81W. HIGHEST SEAS 
CARIBBEAN 18 FT NEAR 21N84W. HIGHEST SEAS GULF OF MEXICO 30 FT 
NEAR 24N84W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.4N 86.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 130 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 110 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST 
SEAS GULF OF MEXICO 43 FT NE QUADRANT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.5N 89.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.0N 92.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 29.0N 96.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE 
WARNING WITHIN 420 NM NE AND WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ATLC ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 65W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING WITHIN 480 NE 
QUADRANT...AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING WITHIN 420 NM 
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS 
WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.

.ATLC LOW PRES 18N45W 1014 MB...REMNANTS OF JOSEPHINE. WITHIN 
240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 17N55W TO 23N50W. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 19N57W TO 25N55W. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN ELSEWHERE FROM 65W TO 75W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.