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FZNT02 KNHC 101515
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED SEP 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.9N 85.3W 957 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 10 MOVING
WNW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 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 34 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.2N 88.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...125 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 175 NM NW 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 26.3N 93.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM 
NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 50 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 28.5N 97.0W. 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 31.5N 98.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IKE NEAR 34.5N 96.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...S OF 28N AND W OF 76W SE 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 14N54W TO 19N54W. N OF 18N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N61W TO 24N68W. FROM 23N TO 26N 
BETWEEN 62W AND 70W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22N72W TO 26N72W FROM 24N TO 26N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 74W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THEN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 18N W OF 80W S 
TO SW WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 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 83W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N FROM 65W TO 75W E TO SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W 
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 20 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 
20 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 
20 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.

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.FORECASTER LL/RJO. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.