000 FZNT02 KNHC 151537 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 1630 UTC WED OCT 15 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED OCT 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 17. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 15.2N 67.2W 982 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 15 MOVING NE OR 045 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NRN LEEWARD ISLANDS NEAR 19.1N 63.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 24.7N 60.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 30.0N 56.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 37.0N 48.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 45.0N 32.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN NEAR 15.8N 84.5W 1005 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 15 MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 15.8N 86.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN INLAND NEAR 15.4N 88.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 15.5N 90.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 280 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING. WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 200 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING. LITTLE CHANGE. .ATLC W OF 65W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC NE OF LINE 31N55W TO 21N45W 21N40W TO 31N40W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N FROM 40W TO 55W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N OF 29N. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N FROM 40W TO 45W S WINDS 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 WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN WARNING. WITHIN 300 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN WARNING. W OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST YUCATAN CHANNEL E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL