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FZNT02 KNHC 092120
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE SEP 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 22.9N 83.8W 968 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 09 MOVING 
W NW OR 295 DEG AT 09 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT OVER NE QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.3N 86.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 NE AND WITHIN 180 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT NE QUADRANT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.3N 90.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 125 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE AND WITHIN 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS 50 FT NE QUADRANT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.5N 95.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IKE INLAND NEAR 29.5N 98.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE INLAND NEAR 33.6N
98.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...S OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N W OF 78W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT NEAR 24N80W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 15N51W TO 24N51W. WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 17N W OF 79W S 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 79W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 65W TO 75W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM 
NE AND WITHIN 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 27N E OF 87W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 330 NM 
NE AND WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER OF IKE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM 
NE AND WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER OF IKE.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.