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FZNT02 KNHC 160336
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC THU OCT 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 17.4N 64.5W 967 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 16
MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS 120 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 SEAS TO 31 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 22.2N 61.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...75 NM NW QUADRANT AND 125 NM 
SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E AND 90 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 31 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 27.6N 57.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 125 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 26 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 34.0N 53.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
NEAR 41.0N 41.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 47.0N 25.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN NEAR 15.3N 85.9W 1006 MB 
AT 0300 UTC OCT 16 MOVING WSW OR 245 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 15.0N 88.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING. WITHIN 
240 NM E AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM E AND 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING. WITHIN 270 
NM SE AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 150 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING. LITTLE 
CHANGE.

.ATLC W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 
LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. HIGHEST SEAS N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 73W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 77W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO  
9 FT...HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 92W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 27N94W TO 19N96W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER COBB