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FZNT02 KNHC 130928
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED SEP 13
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 14
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 15

.WARNINGS...
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 25.1N 57.9W 987 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 13
MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS
80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND
50 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 50 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 28.1N 57.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 85 NM W SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 
90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 30.9N 55.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 125 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 29 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 32.5N 54.5W. 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 34.0N 52.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 36.5N 49.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEAR 11.9N 26.7W 1007 MB AT 0900 UTC
SEP 13 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 12.8N 32.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 14.7N 37.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT SEAS TO 
19 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 17.5N 42.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 19.5N 45.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 21.5N 47.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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 FROM 14N TO 23N 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 TROUGH 31N61W 25N75W. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 
BAHAMAS TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W 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 DGS
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER