000
FZNT02 KNHC 120906
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI SEP 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 14.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.7N 91.6W 953 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 12 MOVING 
W NW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...200 
NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE 
QUADRANT...300 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 43 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE NEAR 29.0N 94.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 420 NM E AND WITHIN 330 NM W SEMICIRCLES 
WITH SEAS TO 52 FT NE QUADRANT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IKE INLAND NEAR 31.3N 95.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IKE INLAND NEAR 34.4N 94.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF 27N W OF 
93W.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE INLAND EXTRATROPICAL
NEAR 41.0N 84.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 20N73W TO 27N68WW. FROM 21N TO 25N WITHIN 240 NM E 
OF TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22N75W TO 28N71W. N OF 23N WITHIN 120 
NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23N78W TO 29N75W. WITHIN 60 NM E OF 
TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 21N E OF 45W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 25N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 85W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 22N E OF 
96W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 
240 NM SE AND WITHIN 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...W OF 83W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 270 
NM SE AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 22N W OF 
90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS 
NW PORTION. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.