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FZNT02 KNHC 082040
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI SEP 08 2006
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN 

ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 08
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 09
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 10

.WARNINGS...
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 23.9N 60.1W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC 
08 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...325 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 325 NM N SEMICIRCLE...250 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
100 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 26.5N 63.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 250 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 480 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 
300 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 30.5N 65.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 250 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...275 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 N SEMICIRCLE...360 
NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 35.0N 63.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL NEAR
42.0N 57.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW FLORENCE NEAR 47.1N 48.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 960 NM NE QUADRANT...420 SE QUADRANT...300 SW QUADRANT
AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 480 NM N SEMICIRCLE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE 
WINDS AND SEAS OVER FORECAST WATERS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE 
WINDS AND SEAS OVER FORECAST WATERS.

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

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FORECASTER NELSON
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER