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FZNT02 KNHC 042115
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU SEP 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 06.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.6N 58.2W 945 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 04 MOVING 
WNW OR 285 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 
140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE AND 100 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE...270 NM SE...120 NM SW...AND 300 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 38 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.7N 62.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES. 
HIGHEST SEAS 36 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.7N 67.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...125 NM SE AND 100 NM SW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES. 
HIGHEST SEAS 38 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.5N 72.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.0N 76.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.5N 79.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 25.5N 75.0W 988 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 04 
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 275 NM NE...225 
NM SE...30 NM SW...AND 200 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 450 NM NE...420 NM SE...60 NM SW...AND 280 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 30.3N 78.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 275 NM NE...225 NM SE...60 NM SW...AND 200 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM E AND 210 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA INLAND NEAR 37.5N 76.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 225 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
330 NM NE AND 480 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW HANNA NEAR 46.0N 65.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW HANNA NEAR 51.0N 50.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW HANNA NEAR 52.5N 32.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 14.6N 33.2W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC 
SEP 04 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 
KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 
120 NM SE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 15.3N 35.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 16.5N 39.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 18.5N 43.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 20.5N 47.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 22.0N 50.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 240 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 
NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 
NM NE AND 270 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNINGS...W OF 65W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HANNA WARNINGS...N OF 25N W 
OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 21N E OF 43W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOSEPHINE WARNINGS...WITHIN 
300 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOSEPHINE WARNINGS...WITHIN 
240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 10N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.