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FZNT02 KNHC 150313
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI SEP 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI SEP 15
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 16
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 17

.WARNINGS...

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 30.6N 54.3W 960 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 15
MOVING NE OR 045 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 32.1N 52.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 34.0N 50.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
NEAR 37.5N 46.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW GORDON NEAR 41.5N 35.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW GORDON NEAR 43.0N 21.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.


...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 14.5N 38.9W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
15 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 16.4N 43.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER 60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 18.5N 46.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 125 NM NW QUADRANT. 80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM 
SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 20.3N 49.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 22.4N 51.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 24.5N 54.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.


.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 50W AND 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 25N E OF 45W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM NE AND 360 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...WITHIN 
600 NM NE AND 420 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 20N W OF 56W...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS AND AS NOTED IN 
GORDON WARNINGS...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

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FORECASTER TORRES
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER