000
FZNT02 KNHC 120854
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT SEP 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 14.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 17.8N 33.6W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 12
MOVING IS STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE
QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED NEAR 18.6N 33.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FRED NEAR 20.5N 37.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FRED NEAR 22.5N 42.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FRED NEAR 24.0N 48.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FRED NEAR 25.5N 53.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED WARNINGS FROM 14N TO 21N E OF 38W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 24N E OF 43W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 16N TO 22N E 
OF 38W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM NW QUADRANT 
AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 28N50W TO 31N59W. N OF FRONT NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT 31N37W TO 28N45W TO 31N50W. N 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.