000 FZNT02 KNHC 151552 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI SEP 15 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 15 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 16 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 17 .WARNINGS... ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GORDON JUST N OF AREA NEAR 31.1N 53.3W 973 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 15 MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER S OF 31N. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER S OF 31N WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON N OF AREA NEAR 32.5N 52.3W. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF AREA. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 15.8N 41.4W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 15 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 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 HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 17.8N 45.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 19.5N 48.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 21.5N 50.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 23.5N 53.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 26.0N 55.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS...N OF 26N BETWEEN 48W AND 58W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 47W AND 57W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WITH SEAS 12 TO 18 FT FROM 29N TO 31N AND 8 TO 12 FT FROM 27N TO 29N. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 25N E OF 45W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF 75W WINDS E TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER