000
FZNT02 KNHC 170334
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC FRI OCT 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 23.8N 58.1W 987 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 17
MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 22 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...90 NM NW QUADRANT 
AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 29.3N 54.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 33.3N 49.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 
NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
NEAR 37.0N 43.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 38.0N 35.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 38.0N 28.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...FROM 17N TO 26N 
BETWEEN 54W AND 63W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 48W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 56W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 28N BETWEEN 45W AND 52W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 45W E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 50W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG THE NE FLORIDA AND 
GEORGIA COAST MOVING E 15 KT. W OF FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 26N82W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N W OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 78W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N93W TO 25N98W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 22N97W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 20N90W. NW OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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