000 FZNT02 KNHC 230344 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE AUG 23 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC TUE AUG 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 25. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 19.9N 69.2W 980 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 23 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 21.1N 72.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 23.5N 75.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N AND WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 26.5N 78.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 30.0N 79.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 33.5N 78.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC AND CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 540 NM NE AND WITHIN 240 NW QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 120 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 330 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 21N35W 1010 MB. FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 22N38W 1014 MB. WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N45W 1015 MB. FROM 23N TO 30N E OF 47W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.