000 FZNT02 KNHC 180315 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 0430 UTC SAT OCT 18 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT OCT 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 20. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 31.5N 52.8W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 18 MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 35.1N 48.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMAR BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL NEAR 38.3N 43.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT. 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 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OMAR NEAR 42.0N 36.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...OVER FORECAST WATERS 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 28N BETWEEN 46W AND 52W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC FROM 13N TO 19N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 24N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG GEORGIA COAST. N OF 30N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO E CENTRAL FLORIDA. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 26N80W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .CARIBBEAN LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 17N86W DRIFTING W. WITHIN 240 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 67W AND 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 25N95W TO 19N96W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 25N90W TO 18N93W. S OF 28N 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 24N W OF 90W AND S OF 29N E OF 90W 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 COBB