000
FZNT02 KNHC 090340
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE SEP 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE SEP 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 21.8N 80.8W 967 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 09 MOVING 
WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
100 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE 
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM 
NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT IN ATLC NEAR 23N78W. HIGHEST 
SEAS CARIBBEAN 21 FT NEAR 21N81W. HIGHEST SEAS GULF OF MEXICO 16 
FT IN SWELL NEAR 24N83W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.2N 84.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM NE AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM SW 
QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 12 FT ATLC NEAR 24N81W. HIGHEST SEAS 
CARIBBEAN 18 FT NEAR 21N84W. HIGHEST SEAS GULF OF MEXICO 31 FT 
NEAR 24N84W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.8N 87.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 170 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 
S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT IN GULF OF MEXICO...12 FT IN SW 
N ATLC...AND 15 FT CARIBBEAN.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.0N 91.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.0N 94.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 28.0N 98.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE 
WARNING WITHIN 420 NM NE AND WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ATLC ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 65W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF 
CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING WITHIN 480 NE 
QUADRANT...AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER 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 420 NM 
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS 
WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.

.ATLC LOW PRES 18N46W 1014 MB...REMNANTS OF JOSEPHINE. WITHIN 
240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N57W TO 24N53W. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 19N58W TO 25N56W. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN ELSEWHERE FROM 65W TO 75W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.