000
FZNT02 KNHC 100315
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED SEP 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.2N 84.3W 967 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 10 MOVING
WNW OR 300 DEG AT 8 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 180 NM NE
QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.6N 87.1W. 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 250 NM N SEMICIRCLE...
210 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 41 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.6N 91.1W. 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 OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...270 NM 
SE AND 210 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 50 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.5N 95.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IKE INLAND NEAR 30.5N 98.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE INLAND NEAR 35.0N
97.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...S OF 28N W OF 75W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N W OF 78W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 15N54W TO 22N52W. N OF 18N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 55W 
AND 64W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 18N W OF 80W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
20N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W 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...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 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...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 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.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.