000
FZNT02 KNHC 160325
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT SEP 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT SEP 16
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 17
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 18

.WARNINGS...

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GORDON JUST N OF AREA NEAR 31.3N 53.4W 980 MB AT 0300 
UTC SEP 16 MOVING NNE OR 025 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM 
OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 160 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 
120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON N OF AREA NEAR 32.6N 
52.5W. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF AREA.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 17.2N 43.7W 992 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
16 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SE QUAD AND 50 NM SW QUAD. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE...200 NM NE QUAD AND 225 NM 
NW QUAD WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 18.9N 46.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADS...120 NM NE QUAD AND 75 NM SW 
QUAD. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE...270 NM 
NE QUAD AND 300 NM NW QUAD WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 20.7N 49.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUAD 120 NM SE QUAD 80 NM SW QUAD AND 130 NM NW 
QUAD. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM S SEMICIRCLE...300 NM 
NE QUAD AND 330 NM NW QUAD WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 22.4N 51.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 24.0N 54.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 26.0N 57.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS...N OF 27N BETWEEN 
44W AND 58W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 56W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.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 50W 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 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...WITHIN 
480 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 270 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 56W AND 75W E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 
8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER MUNDELL
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER