000 FZNT02 KNHC 150317 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 0430 UTC WED OCT 15 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED OCT 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 17. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 14.3N 68.1W 979 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 15 MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 16.7N 65.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 21.9N 61.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 150 NM NE AND WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 27.0N 58.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 33.0N 54.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 41.0N 44.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN NEAR 16.2N 83.8W 1005 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 15 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.3N 85.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.0N 88.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 15.5N 91.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNINGS. WITHIN 270 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 300 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES 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 AND E QUADRANTS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WITHIN 540 NM E OF LINE 31N54W TO 20N44W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N51W TO 26N55W. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM W OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF TROUGH TO 40W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .ATLC S OF 29N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 29N W OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION 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 FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. S OF 20N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N E OF 93W 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 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB