000
FZNT02 KNHC 170303
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0615 UTC MON AUG 17 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS
AMENDED FOR ATLC FORECAST

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 19.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM BILL NEAR 13.4N 41.7W 990 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 17 
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE 
QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 25 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BILL NEAR 14.1N 43.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER WITHIN 
260 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BILL NEAR 14.9N 46.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 280 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 28 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BILL NEAR 16.8N 51.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
320 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BILL NEAR 19.7N 56.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BILL NEAR 23.5N 61.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BILL NEAR 28.1N 65.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE NEAR 30.2N 86.1W 1008 MB AT 0300 UTC 
AUG 17 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 
KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE 
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...15 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 40 NM SE QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION CLAUDETTE INLAND NEAR 
33.0N 88.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION CLAUDETTE DISSIPATING
INLAND NEAR 35.0N 88.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25
KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA NEAR 16.0N 61.2W 1008 MB AT 0300 UTC 
AUG 17 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 23 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF ANA SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 24N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W EASTERLY WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 62W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA NEAR 18.1N 68.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 62W AND 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 69W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 21.2N 76.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM BILL WARNING...WITHIN 
600 NM N AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 540 N 
AND 300 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 480 N 
AND 300 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.S. CLAUDETTE WARNING...N OF 
25N E OF 87W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 27N E OF 88W 
E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.