000
FZNT02 KNHC 120333
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI SEP 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI SEP 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.3N 90.4W 956 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 12 MOVING
WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150
NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE...330 NM NE QUADRANT AND 300 NM SE
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 28.5N 94.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 230 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM E...SE AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS 
WITH SEAS TO 50 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IKE INLAND NEAR 32.9N 95.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 325 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IKE NEAR 39.0N 88.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 27N66W TO PUERTO RICO MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 
20N WITHIN 300 NM E AND 180 NM W OF TROUGH AXIS NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N71W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. N OF 
23N WITHIN 240 NM W OF TROUGH AXIS NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 29N73W TO 22N78W.  WITHIN 180 NM 
W OF TROUGH AXIS NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.  SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 84W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 84W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 22N E OF 
95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS BETWEEN 
85W AND 93W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 22N W 
OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS 
WITHIN 270 NM E AND 180 NM W OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...W OF 88W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NW PORTION. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.