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FZNT02 KNHC 081456
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON SEP 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 10.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 21.1N 78.5W 960 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 08 MOVING
W OR 270 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 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...0 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.2N 82.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 30 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.0N 85.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 150 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 37 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.5N 87.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.0N 90.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 28.5N 93.5W. 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 NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING 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 WARNING WITHIN 360 NM 
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS 
WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.

.ATLC LOW PRES 18N44W 1014 MB...REMNANTS OF JOSEPHINE. WITHIN 
240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23N48W 18N51W. N OF 20N WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATES. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 63W TO 71W SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N FROM 65W TO 72W SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N FROM 67W TO 75W 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 DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.