000
FZNT02 KNHC 070349
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC FRI NOV 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI NOV 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 09.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 17.2N 81.8W 987 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 07
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS
80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND
40 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 19.1N 81.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 85 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 90 E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 20.7N 79.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 31 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 22.5N 77.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PALOMA BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
NEAR 24.5N 74.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW NEAR 27.5N 71.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PALOMA WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PALOMA WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PALOMA WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 24N68W. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 58W AND 62W SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 30N42W 1009 MB DRIFTING NE. N OF 27N BETWEEN 44W 
AND 50W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 42W AND 51W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 43W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 31N41W 1009 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND
360 NM NW QUADRANT OVER FORECAST WATERS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 42W 
AND 54W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N 
OF 24N E OF 42W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW NEAR 31N41W 1011 MB. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 43W AND 48W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 43W AND 53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 43W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N90W TO 26N97W.
N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
S OF 25N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 
FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE