000
FZNT02 KNHC 260321
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC FRI SEP 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KYLE NEAR 24.8N 68.0W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 26
MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 15 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KYLE NEAR 29.2N 68.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH 
SEAS TO 30 FT NE QUADRANT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KYLE NEAR 36.3N 68.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH 
SEAS TO 35 FT NE QUADRANT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KYLE INLAND BECOMING 
EXTRATROPICAL NEAR 44.5N 65.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW KYLE NEAR 50.0N 60.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KYLE WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 150 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KYLE WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 540 NM E AND WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES 
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST KYLE N OF AREA...CONDITIONS MERGE.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N72W TO 24N80W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS TO 60W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 29N56W. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N35W TO 27N45W TO 27N60W. N OF  
FRONT TO 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 27N35W TO 25N50W. N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 35W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N 
SWELL....HIGHEST SEAS E OF 45W.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO FRONTAL TROUGH 24N80W TO 20N93W. S OF 28N W OF 
83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 27N W OF 88W SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECASTS OF 21N W OF 93W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.