000
FZNT02 KNHC 110329
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU SEP 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU SEP 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 13.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.9N 86.7W 944 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 11 MOVING
NW OR 315 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...150
NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE
QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 375 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 40 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.0N 90.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 140 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...
300 NM SE AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 50 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.7N 94.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM S SEMICIRCLE...200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 175 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 375 
NM NE...300 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 
54 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IKE INLAND NEAR 31.5N 96.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE INLAND NEAR 36.0N
93.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNINGS...S OF 27N AND W OF 78W SE 
WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.18 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 13N TO 23N ALONG 58W MOVING W 10 KT. FROM 18N 
TO 24N WITHIN 300 NM E OF AXIS E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH S OF 27N ALONG 70W. FROM 22N TO 26N 
WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH S OF 27N ALONG 74W. WITHIN 180 NM OF 
TROUGH AXIS E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 20N. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS  
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N FROM 70W TO 76W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W 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 WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 88W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 375 NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
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 270 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 270 NM OF 
CENTER OF IKE.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.