000 FZNT02 KNHC 130339 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED SEP 13 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 13 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 14 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 15 .WARNINGS... ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 24.4N 57.9W 987 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 13 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 27.5N 57.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 30.5N 56.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 33.0N 54.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 35.0N 52.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 37.0N 49.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ....TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEAR 11.8N 25.3W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 13 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 12.4N 31.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. 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 13.8N 38.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 19 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.3N 43.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 19.0N 47.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 21.5N 50.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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. .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 12 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 31N61W 25N75W. 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 DISSIPATED. 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 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. $$ FORECASTER TORRES FET TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER