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FZNT02 KNHC 142119
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 UTC TUE OCT 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE OCT 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 16.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 14.0N 68.5W 982 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 14 
MOVING E NE OR 060 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE...
80 NM SE...40 NM SW AND 20 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 70 NM NE...90 NM SE...50 NM SW AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 14.6N 68.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 15.9N 66.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM NE...100 NM SE...60 NM SW AND 40 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND WITHIN 90 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 20.6N 62.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND WITHIN 120 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 26.0N 58.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 31.1N 55.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 38.0N 49.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN NEAR 15.7N 83.6W 1003 MB AT 2100 
UTC OCT 14 MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.1N 85.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 15.9N 88.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE AND 30 NM SW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 
20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN INLAND NEAR 15.5N
90.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNINGS. WITHIN 
300 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM 
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC LOW PRES...REMNANT OF NANA...18N44W 1008. WITHIN 300 NM NE 
QUADRANT E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WITHIN 540 NM E OF LINE 
20N40W TO 31N54W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNINGS...N OF 25N E 
OF 53W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 
5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 67W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM SIXTEEN WARNING. 
WITHIN 360 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. OVER WATER 
WITHIN 360 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. S OF 20N W OF 
82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 94W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 91W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

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

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FORECASTER NELSON