000
FZNT02 KNHC 101004
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED SEP 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE AT 23.5N 84.9W 963 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 10 MOVING 
W-NW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 75 GUSTS 90 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM 
SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.7N 87.7W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 175 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 125 NM SW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 210 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 45 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.8N 92.0W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 105 GUSTS 130 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 125 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER 420 NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 50 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.5N 96.5W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 105 GUSTS 130 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM IKE INLAND NEAR 31.5N 98.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  EXTRATROPICAL LOW IKE NEAR 34.5N 97.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...S OF 28N W OF 75W  E TO 
SE WIND TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 14N54W TO 20N54W.  N OF 18N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
TROUGH  E TO SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH DIFFUSE . FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 55W 
AND 65W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 21N W OF 82W S 
TO SW WIND TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 20N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 20N W OF 80W  S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  W OF 82W  SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N FROM 65W TO 73W  E TO SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W 
E WIND 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  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS 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  
WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS 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  WIND 
TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF 
CENTER OF IKE.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.