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FZNT02 KNHC 080932
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT NOV 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 19.5N 80.1W 950 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 08
MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT
GUSTS 135 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 E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND
80 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR COAST OF CUBA NEAR 20.8N
78.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW QUADRANT 
AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. 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 OVER WATER NEAR 21.8N
76.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PALOMA DISSIPATING NEAR 22.5N 
76.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PALOMA NEAR 23.0N 76.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PALOMA NEAR 23.0N 76.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 31N38W 1006 MB DRIFTING NW. N OF 27N BETWEEN 44W 
AND 50W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N E 
OF 40W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. N OF 25N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.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 12 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 N OF 19N W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 22N97W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OF THE AREA. S OF 25N E OF 85W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS