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FZNT02 KNHC 062106
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT SEP 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 08.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 21.4N 69.7W 949 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 06 MOVING 
W SW OR 255 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 
140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM E AND WITHIN 
120 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS 43 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 21.1N 74.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM N SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE AND WITHIN 120 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 21.7N 78.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE AND WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 23.0N 82.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.0N 85.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.5N 87.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 
300 NM N AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 
NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 
NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 

.ATLC REMNANT LOW OF JOSEPHINE...NEAR 17N38W 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 
NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 19N44W 1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE 
AND WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21N48W 1010 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 72W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 74W AND 82W S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.