000 FZNT02 KNHC 162105 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SAT SEP 16 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 16 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 17 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 18 .WARNINGS... ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 19.3N 46.3W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 16 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW AND 125 NM NW QUADRANTS.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE...200 NM NE AND 225 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 20.9N 48.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS TO 32 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 22.6N 51.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE...175 NM NE AND 100 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST SEAS 34 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 24.0N 53.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 26.0N 56.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 29.0N 57.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .HURRICANE GORDON N OF AREA NEAR 31.7N 54.0W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 16 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM SW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 160 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON N OF AREA NEAR 32.6N 53.6W. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF AREA. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...WITHIN 540 NM NE...360 NM SE AND NW...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 NM NE...300 NM SE AND NW...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 480 NM NE QUADRANT...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 48W AND 53W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER 000 FZNT02 KNHC 162105 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 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 1800 UTC SAT SEP 16 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 17 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 18 .WARNINGS... ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 19.3N 46.3W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 16 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW AND 125 NM NW QUADRANTS.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE...200 NM NE AND 225 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 20.9N 48.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS TO 32 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 22.6N 51.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE...175 NM NE AND 100 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST SEAS 34 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 24.0N 53.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 26.0N 56.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 29.0N 57.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .HURRICANE GORDON N OF AREA NEAR 31.7N 54.0W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 16 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM SW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 160 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON N OF AREA NEAR 32.6N 53.6W. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF AREA. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...WITHIN 540 NM NE...360 NM SE AND NW...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 NM NE...300 NM SE AND NW...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HELENE WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 480 NM NE QUADRANT...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 48W AND 53W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER