000
FZNT02 KNHC 091521
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE SEP 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.6N 83.0W 965 MB AT 1500 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 E SEMICIRCLE...100
NM SW QUADRANT AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.0N 85.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 175 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 125 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM SW AND 180 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.2N 89.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 125 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 
50 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.0N 93.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.5N 97.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IKE INLAND NEAR 29.0N 99.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE 
WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM NE AND WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES 
WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ATLC ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 72W E 
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 420 
NW QUADRANT...AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WIND TO 
33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 360 
NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.

.ATLC LOW PRES TROUGH...REMNANTS OF JOSEPHINE...FROM 16N51W TO 
22N49W N OF 22N WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 16N55W TO 22N52W. N OF 22N WITHIN 90 NM 
NW OF TROUGH E TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 16N59W TO 24N58W. N OF 22N WITHIN 90 NM 
OF ROUGH E TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN ELSEWHERE FROM 65W TO 72W SE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 66W TO 75W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 65W TO 75W E TO SE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.