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FZNT02 KNHC 080954
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON SEP 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE AT 21.2N 77.3W 952 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 08 MOVING W 
OR 275 DEG AT 13 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...175 NM SE 
QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
300 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 22.4N 81.2W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 30 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.9N 84.5W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 GUSTS 90 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 150 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 40 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.5N 87.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.0N 90.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE NEAR 28.5N 93.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE 
WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT... 
WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF 
CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 180 
NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 360 
N AND 210 S SEMICIRCLES  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.

.ATLC LOW PRES 18N44W 1013 MB...REMNANTS OF JOSEPHINE...WITHIN 
90 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER  WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES NEAR 19N48W 1012 MB.  WITHIN 210 NM 
NE SEMICIRCLE  WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 23N55W TO 19N57W.  WITHIN 90 NM OF 
TROUGH  WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN ELSEWHERE  N OF 15N FROM 66W TO 69W  SE WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 16N FROM 65W TO 72W  SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 17N FROM 67W TO 74W  SE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 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.