000
FZNT02 KNHC 091456
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED SEP 09 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

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 1200 UTC WED SEP 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FRED NEAR 13.9N 32.4W 958 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 09
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...210 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRED NEAR 16.2N 34.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH 
SEAS TO 38 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRED NEAR 17.7N 34.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE AND WITHIN 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH 
SEAS TO 32 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 18.7N 34.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 20.5N 34.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED NEAR 23.5N 36.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 36N N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRED WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRED WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 64W AND 77W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 66W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.