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FZNT02 KNHC 122130
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE SEP 12
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 13
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 14

.WARNINGS...
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 23.7N 58.4W 994 MB AT 2100 UTC  12
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS
65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT...40
NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 24.6N 58.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 26.0N 58.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 90 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 29.5N 58.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 
30 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE 
GORDON NEAR 33.0N 56.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 
KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 36.5N 52.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 40.0N 46.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEAR 12.0N 23.9W 1007 MB AT 2100 UTC 
12 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT
GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 12.3N 29.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER  WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 
TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 13.3N 36.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 
TO 22 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 15.5N 42.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 17.5N 46.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 20.0N 50.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS. WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 
150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS. WITHIN 
260 NM NE AND 160 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS. WITHIN 
300 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS. WITHIN 
360 NM NE AND 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 25N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 24N E OF 43W NE WINDS 25 KT SEAS 8 
TO 10 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 16N TO 22N E OF 50W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N62W 25N69W 22N72W. 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 E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N61W 23N74W. ELSEWHERE E OF 
THE BAHAMAS W OF 56W AND N OF 22N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN N AND NE SWELL ....HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 31N65W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE E OF THE BAHAMAS 
W OF 56W AND N OF 22N 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.

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FORECASTER GR
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER