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FZNT02 KNHC 150921
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI SEP 15
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 16
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 17

.WARNINGS...
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 30.9N 53.4W 965 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 15
MOVING ENE OR 060 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 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 30 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 32.1N 52.5W. 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 34.7N 50.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 160 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
NEAR 38.5N 43.5W. 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 42.0N 32.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW GORDON NEAR 46.0N 19.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 15.0N 40.3W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
15 MOVING WNW OR 290 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 AND 0
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 17.0N 44.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 19.0N 47.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 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 21.0N 50.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 23.0N 52.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 24.5N 54.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 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 N SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE 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.
.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.

.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 BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.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