000
FZNT02 KNHC 100243
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU SEP 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU SEP 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FRED NEAR 15.3N 33.7W 965 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 10 
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT 
GUSTS 110 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 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT 
AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRED NEAR 17.1N 34.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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 
27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 18.4N 34.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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 
22 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 19.5N 33.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 22.0N 35.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED NEAR 23.5N 38.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRED WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.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 420 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 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 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N47W TO 30N52W TO 31N55W. N 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 29N50W TO 31N58W. N OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 68W 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.