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FZNT02 KNHC 102152
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED SEP 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.5N 86.1W 958 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING NW OR 
310 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM 
SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.6N 89.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 125 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 330 NM NW QUADRANT...300 NM NE 
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. MAX 
HIGHEST SEAS 52 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.0N 94.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. MAX SEAS 
TO 54 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 29.5N 97.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE INLAND NEAR 34.5N
95.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

.ATLC TROUGH S OF 23N ALONG 58W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 19N 
TO 23N WITHIN 330 NM E OF AXIS E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH S OF 26N ALONG 67W. FROM 21N TO 26N 
WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH S OF 27N ALONG 73W. WITHIN 180 NM OF 
TROUGH AXIS NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 19N W OF 81W S 
TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
20N...NUMEROUS IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N W OF 82W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 84W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N FROM 70W TO 76W E TO SE WIND TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE AND WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WIND 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 28N E OF 87W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 330 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 420 NM NE AND 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WIND 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 270 NM OF 
CENTER OF IKE.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.