000 FZNT02 KNHC 090322 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT SEP 09 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 09 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 10 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 11 .WARNINGS... ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 24.5N 61.4W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 09 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 250 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 325 NM N SEMICIRCLE...250 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 25.5N 63.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 27.0N 64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 375 NM N SEMICIRCLE 175 NM SW AND 300 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 30.7N 65.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 250 NM SW AND 360 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 35.5N 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 42.5N 57.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW FLORENCE NEAR 48.0N 48.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT...420 NM SE QUADRANT...275 NM SW QUADRANT AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 30N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT...420 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 47W AND 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 540 NM E SEMICIRCLE...540 NM NW AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER