000
FZNT02 KNHC 080345
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON SEP 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON SEP 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 21.1N 75.8W 945 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 08 MOVING 
W OR 270 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 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 WITH SEAS TO 40 FT NEAR 21N75W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 22.1N 79.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OVER BAHAMIAN WATERS...AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 
78W AND 81W OVER CARIBBEAN WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 30 FT N OF 
CUBA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE OVER WATER NEAR 23.6N 83.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM. HIGHEST SEAS 
TO 25 FT OVER GULF WATERS...AND 18 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.0N 86.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.5N 89.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 28.0N 92.0W. 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 450 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 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 180 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 360 N 
AND 210 S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.

.ATLC LOW PRES 18N43W 1012 MB. WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 18N47W 1014 MB. WITHIN 210 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23N53W TO 19N53W. WITHIN 90 NM OF 
TROUGH WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN ELSEWHERE N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W SE TO S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 72W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.