000 FZNT02 KNHC 080338 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 0430 UTC SAT NOV 08 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT NOV 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 10. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 19.1N 80.9W 962 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 08 MOVING NE OR 045 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 80 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 20.5N 79.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OVER FORECAST WATERS...EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PALOMA JUST N OF THE CUBAN COAST NEAR 21.7N 77.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PALOMA DISSIPATING NEAR 22.4N 76.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 23.0N 76.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 23.5N 76.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC LOW NEAR 30N39W 1007 MB DRIFTING NW. N OF 27N BETWEEN 44W AND 49W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 40W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 54W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32N41W 1008 MB. N OF 27N BETWEEN 44W AND 48W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 38W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 24N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 25N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 19N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 25N97W MOVING E 15 KT. W OF COLD FRONT TO 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 24N89W. WITHIN 60 NM NW OF FRONT AND SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST AND YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 25N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE