000
FZNT02 KNHC 100850
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU SEP 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FRED NEAR 15.9N 34.6W 970 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 10 
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT 
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...45 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 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRED NEAR 17.4N 35.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 
25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 18.2N 34.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 
18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 19.5N 34.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED NEAR 21.5N 35.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FRED NEAR 23.0N 39.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRED WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 210 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRED WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 210 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 23N E OF 45W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY 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 FROM 13N TO 24N E OF 45W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N47W TO 30N52W TO 31N55W. N 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 29N50W TO 31N60W. N OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 68W E 
TO SE 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 CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.