000
FZNT02 KNHC 120309
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE SEP 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE SEP 12
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 13
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 14

.WARNINGS...
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 22.1N 57.9W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 
12 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 25 
NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 60 NM 
SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 24.5N 59.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 75 NM E AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 27.6N 60.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE 
AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 30.0N 59.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 33.0N 57.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 37.0N 52.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM E AND 
90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS...LITTLE 
CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS...LITTLE 
CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N65W 27N67W. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 31N. N OF 
28N E OF TROUGH TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 56W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N E OF 37W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...JUST E OF 
AREA 11N34W 1008 MB. FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 46W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST ALONG 35W.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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FORECASTER BERG
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER