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FZNT02 KNHC 092156
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED SEP 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FRED NEAR 14.8N 33.3W 960 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 09 
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT 
GUSTS 120 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 35 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRED NEAR 17.0N 34.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO  
33 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRED NEAR 18.3N 34.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO  
24 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 19.5N 33.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 21.5N 34.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED NEAR 23.5N 37.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 36W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 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 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 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 480 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 29N52W TO 31N58W.
N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W 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 COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.