000
FZNT02 KNHC 122132
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI SEP 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI SEP 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.7N 93.5W 955 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING NW OR 
305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE 
QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT 
...270 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 
48 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 31.5N 96.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 175 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER N OF 27N. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE INLAND NEAR 35.0N
94.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IKE NEAR 38.5N 89.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IKE NEAR 38.5N 89.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH S OF 28N ALONG 71W. FROM 21N TO 26N WITHIN 300 NM 
E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 
26N WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21N75W TO 29N70W. N OF 23N WITHIN 180 
NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 24N 
TO 28N WITHIN 150 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23N80W TO 30N73W. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N 
WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 21N E OF 48W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 21N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 44W AND 55W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 84W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 20N W OF 
83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 
210 NM SE AND WITHIN 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...W OF 85W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 210 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 22N W OF 
90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.