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FZNT02 KNHC 061614
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT SEP 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT SEP 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 08.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 21.9N 68.8W 960 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 06 MOVING
WSW OR 255 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...110
NM NE QUADRANT AND 105 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 21.2N 72.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...
120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 330 NW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 44  
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 21.5N 77.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND
210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 23.0N 81.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.5N 84.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.0N 86.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 
240 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N BETWEEN 62W AND 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W E TO 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 
N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W E TO SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 
NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC REMNANT LOW...FORMERLY TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE...
NEAR 16N37W 1008 MB MOVING WNW 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 120 
NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 18N42W 1009 MB. WITHIN 210 NM N
AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 20N45W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W E TO SE
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 
18N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 18N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 81W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N
BETWEEN 78W AND 81W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.