000 FZNT02 KNHC 172126 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 2230 UTC FRI OCT 17 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS CORRECTED WARNING TO ADD COMMENT ON WIND RADII AT 24 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF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 FRI OCT 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 19. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 31.2N 53.6W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC 17 MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 25 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 34.9N 49.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL NEAR 38.0N 44.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 39.5N 39.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 39.5N 34.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 47W AND 51W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 51W AND 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC FROM 13N TO 18N E OF 47W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 24N E OF 44W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG GEORGIA COAST. N OF 29N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N79W TO N CENTRAL FLORIDA. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .CARIBBEAN LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 18N85W DRIFTING W. WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1010 MB 18N87W. LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1010 MB 18N87W. LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N89W TO 26N96W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N98W. S OF 28N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 25N94W TO 18N93W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MAINLY SE OF AREA. S OF 29N N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI