000 FZNT02 KNHC 151006 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 1030 UTC WED OCT 15 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED OCT 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 17. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... HURRICANE OMAR AT 14.6N 67.7W 985 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 15 MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 18.0N 64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 85 GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 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 E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 23.8N 60.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 29.0N 57.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 80 GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 35.0N 51.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 43.0N 37.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 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 WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.3N 85.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.0N 88.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 45 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE IN SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PRES NEAR 15.5N 91.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNINGS. WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE. .ATLC S OF 27N W OF 68W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BAHAMAS. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURCN OMAR IN NE CORNER OF CARIBBEAN. S OF 22N E OF 68W NE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURCN OMAR E OF AREA. S OF 27N E OF 67W N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 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 WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 20N W OF 82W E TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N E OF 85W E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 25N W OF 90W E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 90W E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 85W E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES