000
FZNT02 KNHC 152134
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED OCT 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 17.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 15.9N 66.1W 973 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 15 
MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT 
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 20.4N 62.9W. 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 WITH HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 26.1N 59.2W. 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 31.7N 54.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
NEAR 39.0N 44.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 48.0N 27.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN NEAR 15.5N 85.4W 1006 MB AT 2100 
UTC OCT 15 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN INLAND NEAR 15.3N
87.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW INLAND NEAR 15.7N 89.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.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. 

.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 FORMOSA