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FZNT02 KNHC 032117
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED SEP 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 05.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 21.6N 52.7W 984 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING WNW OR 
290 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE...100 NM SE...60 NM 
SW...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 
NM NE...180 NM SE...75 NM SW...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST 
SEAS 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.8N 57.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES. 
HIGHEST SEAS 36 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.8N 63.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. HIGHEST 
SEAS 34 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.5N 68.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.5N 72.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.5N 76.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 21.9N 71.9W 989 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING 
N OR 360 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NE...200 NM SE... 
AND 230 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM 
NE...90 NM SE...30 NM SW...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST 
SEAS 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 25.2N 74.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 250 NM NE...175 NM SE...50 NM SW...AND 200 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM E AND 270 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HANNA NEAR 30.0N 78.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 175 NM NE...150 NM SE...100 NM SW...AND 120 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 120 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA INLAND NEAR 36.8N 76.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW HANNA NEAR 44.5N 67.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW HANNA NEAR 48.0N 55.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 13.8N 29.9W 997 MB AT 2100 UTC 
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 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 AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 14.6N 34.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 15.9N 38.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 16 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 17.5N 43.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 19.0N
48.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 21.5N
52.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST...

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM N AND 180 
NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 
NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 
NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNINGS...FROM 18N TO 29N W OF 
56W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNINGS...W OF 64W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNINGS...N OF 23N W 
OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN S SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 22N E OF 46W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 22N E OF 44W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOSEPHINE WARNINGS...WITHIN 
270 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 63W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT N OF 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 73W AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 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.

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.FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.