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FZNT02 KNHC 121533
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI SEP 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.2N 92.6W 954 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 12 MOVING
WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 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...270 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 48 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 30.0N 95.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 87W AND 96W. MAX SEAS 35 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IKE INLAND NEAR 32.5N 96.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE INLAND NEAR 36.0N 
93.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...ABSORBED BY EXTRATROPICAL LOW .

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 21N72W TO 28N68W. FROM 21N TO 26N WITHIN 300 NM E 
OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N 
WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21N75W TO 29N70W. N OF 23N WITHIN 180 
NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 24N 
TO 28N WITHIN 150 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23N79W TO 30N72W. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N 
WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 21N E OF 48W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 22N E OF 52W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 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 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 21N 
BETWEEN 83W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS 
SQUALLS WITHIN 300 NM SE AND WITHIN 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...W OF 85W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 300 
NM SE AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 21N W OF 
90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN 
BANDS NW PORTION. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.