000 FZNT02 KNHC 262051 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 2230 UTC FRI SEP 26 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FRI SEP 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 28. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KYLE NEAR 27.6N 68.7W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC 26 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 140 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...360 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KYLE NEAR 32.6N 69.5W. 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 40.3N 67.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 220 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 220 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. .72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW KYLE NEAR 47.5N 64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW KYLE INLAND EXTRATROPICAL NEAR 52.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 420 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. N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 27N25W THEN STATIONARY TO 31N59W. N OF N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 24N42W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W 26N50W. N OF 30N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TI 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .ATLC ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 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 DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.