000
FZNT02 KNHC 070944
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN SEP 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN SEP 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE AT 21.1N 72.2W 948 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 07 MOVING W 
OR 260 DEG AT 13 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 115 GUSTS 140 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 125 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM 
SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT... 
120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 47 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 21.2N 76.6W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 125 GUSTS 155 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND WITHIN 125 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
100 NM SW QUADRANT.  LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITH SEAS TO 44 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 22.5N 81.1W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT.  LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS 
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.5N 84.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 80 GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.0N 87.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 95 GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.0N 89.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 
300 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 
FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NE SEMICIRCLE  WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 
NE AND 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLES  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE SEMICIRCLE  WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 
NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.ATLC REMNANT LOW OF JOSEPHINE AT 17N40W 1010 MB.  WITHIN 300 NM 
N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER  WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES NEAR 20N45W 1011 MB.  WITHIN 270 NM 
N SEMICIRCLE  WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES NEAR 21N49W 1012 MB.  WITHIN 180 NM 
NE SEMICIRCLE  WIND TO 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN  TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W FROM 10N TO 17N.  
FROM 13N TO 18N WITHIN 180 NM E OF WAVE  SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W S OF 17N.  S OF 14N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE  E TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W S OF 18N.  S OF 17N  
WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE  E TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.