000
FZNT02 KNHC 132113
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 15.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM IKE NEAR 32.4N 95.3W 980 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 13
MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 20 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 425 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE INLAND NEAR 38.9N 
88.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...ABSORBED BY FRONTAL ZONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 29N71W TO 21N74W. FROM 21N TO 25N WITHIN 360 NM E 
OF TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 28N75W TO 22N78W. 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 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 55W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 55W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 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 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 28N W OF 90W WINDS S 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W 
OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST MOVING E 15 
KT. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 24N96W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.