000
FZNT02 KNHC 161603
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 20.2N 61.3W 980 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 16
MOVING NE OR 035 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 28.0N 56.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 
90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 29 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 33.4N 51.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 
25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 38.0N 45.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 40.0N 34.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 40.0N 23.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING...FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 
57W AND 66W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING...N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OMAR WARNING...N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 55W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 44W AND 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 28N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN INLAND OVER 
HONDURAS AT 15.7 86.3W. S OF 19N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW W OF AREA. W OF 80W E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N84W TO 25N98W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 84W AND 
89W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 23N94W TO 18N95W. N OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN