000 FZNT02 KNHC 261618 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 1630 UTC FRI SEP 26 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 28. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KYLE NEAR 26.4N 68.8W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 26 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KYLE NEAR 31.7N 69.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF KYLE. MAX SEAS TO 25 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KYLE NEAR 39.5N 68.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 220 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KYLE INLAND EXTRATROPICAL NEAR 46.5N 66.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KYLE INLAND EXTRATROPICAL NEAR 52.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KYLE WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT ...270 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF KYLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST KYLE N OF AREA...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KYLE WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST KYLE N OF AREA...N OF LINE FROM 26N65W TO 31N70W TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .ATLC STATIONARY FRONT STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 72 AND 77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 27N45W. N OF 28N NW OF FRONT TO 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 24N42W. IN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N43W TO 24N47W TO 24N54W TO 29N65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 30N BETWEEN 40W AND 46W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN LINE FROM 20N43W TO 23N35W TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL... HIGHEST NE. .CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N W OF LINE FROM 24N91W TO 18N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.