000
FZNT02 KNHC 160950
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OMAR AT 19.1N 63.2W 964 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 16 MOVING 
NE OR 040 DEG AT 22 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 110 GUSTS 135 
KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
60 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 36 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 26.0N 58.5W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 100 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 125 NM 
SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E AND 90 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 40 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 33.5N 52.0W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 80 GUSTS 100 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 125 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 44 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 37.0N 45.0W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM OMAR BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL 
NEAR 40.0N 37.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  EXTRATROPICAL LOW PRES OMAR NEAR 42.0N 
25.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN INLAND OVER 
HONDURAS AT 15.2 86.4W.  W OF 84W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 80W  SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  REMNANT LOW PRES NEAR 15.0N 88.7W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 
80W  SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING...WITHIN 
240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT 
WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS 
WITHIN 270 NM E AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING.  WITHIN 270 
NM SE AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS 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 S OF 28N W OF 70W  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 23N FROM 40W TO 50W  SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 27N FROM 45W TO 53W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  AREA MERGES WITH HURCN OMAR.  SEE WARNING 
SECTION.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N E OF 90W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 25N  E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 26N95W TO 19N96W. 
NW OF FRONT  N TO NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 26N94W TO 19N96W.   
LITTLE CHANGE IN WIND AND SEAS. 

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES