000 FZNT02 KNHC 121508 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE SEP 12 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 12 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 13 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 14 .WARNINGS... ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 23.4N 58.3W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 12 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT...25 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 25.8N 58.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 29.0N 58.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 32.0N 57.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 35.0N 54.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 39.1N 49.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEAR 12.5N 23.0W 1007 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 12 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 13.0N 28.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 14.0N 34.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 20 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 15.5N 41.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 17.0N 47.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 19.0N 51.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS. WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS. WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS. WITHIN 330 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 25N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT WARNINGS. WITHIN 300 NM N AND WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. .ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N61W 25N75W 25N78W. NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 31N. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N61W 23N74W. N OF 24N W OF 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N AND NE SWELL ....HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 31N65W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W 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. $$ FORECASTER LL TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER