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FZNT02 KNHC 070856
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI NOV 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 09.

.WARNINGS.

...CAROBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 17.8N 81.7W 981 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 07
MOVING N OR 05 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS
85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND
40 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 19.5N 81.0W. 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 100 E AND 70 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 21.1N 79.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 125 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS 120 NM OF 
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 31 FT.0
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PALOMA NEAR 23.0N 76.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PALOMA BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
NEAR 25.0N 73.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW PALOMA NEAR 27.0N 70.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW 30N41W 1009 MB DRIFTING NE. N OF 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 
50W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 42W AND 51W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 42W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 30N40W 1010 MB. N OF 27N BETWEEN 45W 
AND 50W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 37W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 30N40W 1011 MB. N OF 28N BETWEEN 44W 
AND 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS 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 WARNINGS  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 WARNINGS OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 25N97W.
N OF 28N 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 COLD FRONT E OF AREA. S OF 26N E OF 88W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER DGS