000 FZNT02 KNHC 081609 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 1630 UTC SAT NOV 08 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SAT NOV 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON NOV 10. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 19.9N 79.3W 943 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV 08 MOVING ENE OR 060 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PALOMA INLAND NEAR 21.0N 77.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST ATLANTIC TROPICAL STORM PALOMA NEAR 21.5N 76.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PALOMA NEAR 22.0N 76.0W. 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 60 NM OF PALOMA WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA DISSIPATING NEAR 22.5N 75.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PALOMA NEAR 23.0N 76.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PALOMA NEAR 23.0N 77.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS S OF 24N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 23N. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING S OF 24N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 180 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .ATLC LOW NEAR 31N38W 1005 MB DRIFTING N. N OF 29N BETWEEN 46W AND 49W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 37W AND 40W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 55W AND W OF LINE FROM 31N35W TO 20N40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. N OF 25N BETWEEN 43W AND 50W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC LOW NEAR 18N52W 1010 MB STATIONARY. WITHIN 90 NM NW AND 180 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE EXCEPT TO 150 NM N QUADRANT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 18N54W 1011 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 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 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N E OF 79W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 25N90W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 89W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT E OF 84W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF THE AREA. S OF 26N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT E OF 82W. .48 HOUR FORECAST STRAITS OF FL E OF 83W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK