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FZNT02 KNHC 111538
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI SEP 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI SEP 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 13.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FRED NEAR 18.0N 35.0W 983 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 11
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 1 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 
85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 45 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 25 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 18.1N 34.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 18.2N 34.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM 
OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED NEAR 19.0N 35.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED NEAR 20.5N 38.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FRED NEAR 22.0N 43.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FRED NEAR 23.0N 49.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.


.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED WARNINGS OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 13N TO 
22N E OF 38W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
16N TO 25N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL...EXCEPT SE SWELL N OF 18N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS OVER FORECAST 
WATERS FROM 14N TO 22N E OF 38W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 23N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT SE SWELL N OF 19N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM NW QUADRANT 
AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 38W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 30N53W TO 31N56W. N 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 29N50W TO 31N57W. N OF 
FRONT N OF 30N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF FRONT AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT 31N38W TO 28N50W TO 31N59W. N 
OF 30N BETWEEN 45W AND 52W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND N OF 26N BETWEEN 44W AND 55W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E WINDS TO 
20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 80W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 85W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 28N E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 90W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.