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FZNT02 KNHC 072109
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN SEP 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 21.1N 74.6W 945 MB AT 2100 UTC 07 MOVING W 
OR 270 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM NE 
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM 
NW QUADRANT INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE. HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT NEAR 
22N76W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 21.7N 78.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER SW OF 
BAHAMAS WITH MAX SEAS TO 30 FT NEAR 23N78W. SEAS TO 12 FT IN SE 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS NEAR 26N76W. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT S OF CUBA NEAR 
21N79W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.2N 82.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
ATLC S OF 26N W OF 79W WITH MAX SEAS 18 FT NEAR 24N80W. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GRATER GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 86W WITH SEAS 
TO 30 FT NEAR 24N82W. CARIBBEAN SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 79W AND 83W.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.5N 85.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.0N 88.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.0N 91.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE 
WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT... 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM 
OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 
NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS WITHIN 420 N 
AND 330 S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.

.ATLC LOW PRES 17N42W 1010 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 30 NM 
SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 19N46W 1011 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N51W TO 22N50W. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
TROUGH WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN ELSEWHERE N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 70W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 65W AND 75W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.GULF MEXICO ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 85W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 85W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 29N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS TO 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.