NWS Forecast

FZNT02 KNHC 080353
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN NOV 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

HURRICANE WARNING

.TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 20.1N 84.6W 990 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 08
MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 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 70 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IDA NEAR 23.0N 86.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 125 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
420 NM N AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS AND 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 27.7N 87.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 270 NM
NE AND 210 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 390 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO
25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IDA NEAR 30.0N 86.5W.
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 29.0N 85.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

GALE WARNING

.ATLC AND GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 79W AND
87W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 40 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...INCLUDING THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA S OF 26N...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT EXCEPT UP TO 18 FT IN THE GULF STREAM.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 87W WINDS BELOW
GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 25N60W THROUGH THE SE
BAHAMAS NEAR 21N72W. N OF FRONT TO 27N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25
TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT EXCEPT TO 18 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE GULF STREAM.
WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 57W AND 68W NE WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FRONT FROM 31N48W TO
21N60W TO 20N69W. BETWEEN FRONT AND 27N W OF 76W E WINDS 25 TO
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N46W TO
23N59W TO 20N72W. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 20N WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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 EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS
N OF 20N W OF
83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF LINE 30N83W
TO 27N94W TO 22N97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N
W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

24 HOUR FORECAST
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. S OF 25N W OF 94W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 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 24N
BETWEEN 80W AND 90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
W OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.

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

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.