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FZNT02 KNHC 081010
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SUN NOV 08 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN NOV 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IDA NEAR 20.5N 85.6W 984 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 08 MOVING
NW OR 325 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM
SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IDA NEAR 24.0N 87.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 125 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
300 NM N SEMICIRCLE 120 SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. WITH 
SEAS TO 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IDA NEAR 28.5N 88.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 145 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 360 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IDA NEAR 29.8N 86.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IDA NEAR 28.0N 84.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W E WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT UP TO 15 FT IN THE GULF STREAM.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IDA WARNINGS...GULF OF 
MEXICO FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT EXCEPT UP TO 18 FT IN THE GULF STREAM.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 87W WINDS BELOW 
GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 24N64W TROUGH TO 22N73W. 
N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FRONT 31N46W TO 20N60W TO 
20N69W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N46W TO 25N57W TO 19N68W. W 
OF FRONT TO 75W NE TO E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 18N W OF 81W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 21N TO 28N E 
OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 25N E OF 
94W S OF E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 25N W OF 94W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 
25N W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 26N BETWEEN 
84W AND 90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 90W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.