000 FZNT02 KNHC 221514 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON AUG 22 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 24. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 19.2N 67.5W 988 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 22 MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...160 NM NE AND WITHIN 90 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE...60 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 20.5N 71.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE...75 NM SE...45 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 22.0N 75.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE...75 NM SE...45 NM SW...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N AND WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 25.0N 77.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 28.5N 79.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 32.5N 80.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC AND CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM NE AND WITHIN 240 NW QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...AND 360 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 540 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...AND 240 SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 21N33W 1010 MB. FROM 19N TO 28N E OF 38W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N36W 1014 MB. WITHIN 480 NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N41W 1015 MB. WITHIN 480 NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .GULF OF MEXICO REMNANT LOW HARVEY INLAND NEAR 18.1N 97.3W 1008 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 22 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 1KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF 21N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.