000
FZNT02 KNHC 162108
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 UTC THU OCT 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 22.1N 59.7W 985 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 16 
MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 23 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 28.2N 55.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 25 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 32.2N 50.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 
22 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
NEAR 36.0N 46.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 38.0N 39.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 38.0N 31.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING...FROM 15N TO 24N BETWEEN 
56W AND 64W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING...N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING...N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 55W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 44W AND 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN INLAND OVER 
HONDURAS AT 15.7 86.3W. S OF 19N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW W OF AREA. W OF 80W E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N90W TO 23N97W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 25N93W TO 18N95W. N OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER FORMOSA