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FZNT02 KNHC 031557
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED SEP 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED SEP 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 05.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 20.6N 71.8W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 03 
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 
60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT 
...200 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 230 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 360 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 23.4N 73.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
360 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 27.3N 77.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
420 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 33.0N 79.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW HANNA INLAND NEAR 42.0N
71.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW HANNA NEAR 47.0N 60.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM IKE NEAR 20.8N 51.2W 991 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 03 
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 45 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT 
...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.1N 56.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 
150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. HIGHEST 
SEAS 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.5N 67.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.0N 71.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.5N 75.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.

...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 13.8N 28.8W 994 MB AT 1500 UTC
SEP 03 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55
KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 14.8N 33.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 16.0N 38.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 17.5N 43.0W.
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 19.5N 47.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 22.0N 52.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST...

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNING S OF 26N BETWEEN 66W 
AND 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNING S OF 30N 
BETWEEN 66W AND 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNING N OF 22N W 
OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING WITHIN 480 NM NE AND 150 
SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 240 NM 
SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 21N E OF 37W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 21N E OF 39W NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOSEPHINE WARNING FROM 
14N TO 22N E OF 43W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WINDWARD PASSAGE N OF 19N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 65W AND 77W 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 N OF 28N W OF 93W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.