000
FZNT02 KNHC 131540
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT SEP 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT SEP 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 15.

.WARNINGS.
.HURRICANE IKE NEAR 31.0N 95.3W 964 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 13 MOVING 
N OR 360 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM NE AND SW 
QUADRANTS...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 200 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 425 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 24 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IKE INLAND NEAR 33.2N 95.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 60 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
INLAND NEAR 36.7N 92.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 45 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE EXTRATROPICAL INLAND
NEAR 44.5N 77.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...ABSORBED BY FRONTAL ZONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 21N74W TO 25N72W TO 29N68W. FROM 23N TO 28N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N 
WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22N78W TO 28N75W. WITHIN 60 NM E OF 
TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23N79W TO 29N77W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 22N E OF 50W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 45W AND 57W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 85W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W 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 68W AND 80W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 23N W OF 
86W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 26N 
W OF 92W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...N OF 23N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 26N97W. NW OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 25N97W. NW OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.