000
FZNT02 KNHC 260348
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI AUG 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI AUG 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 28.3N 77.3W 942 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 26 
MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT 
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NE 
QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...125 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM 
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT
...300 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 43 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 31.8N 77.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS 
TO 45 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE WELL N OF AREA NEAR 36.0N 
76.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE 
QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER 120 NM NW...420 NM NE...300 NM SE AND 240 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 46 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE INLAND NEAR 42.0N 73.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL IRENE NEAR 51.0N 
66.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL IRENE NEAR 58.0N 
50.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN NEAR 14.1N 33.1W 1009 MB AT 0300 UTC 
AUG 26 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 
KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 15.5N 34.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...45 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 45 NM NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 17.4N 36.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 14 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 19.5N 38.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN NEAR 20.5N 40.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW TEN NEAR 21.5N 
43.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 540 NM E AND 310 NM W SEMICIRCLES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 180 NM E AND 120 
NM W SEMICIRCLES OF IRENE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 540 NM SE AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN WARNING... 
FROM 15N TO 23N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN 
WARNING...FROM 16N TO 24N E OF 40W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN 
WARNING...FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 40W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 38W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. 

.ATLC TROUGH ALONG 50W FROM 20N TO 24N MOVING W 15 KT. FROM 24N 
TO 29N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH BECOMING DIFFUSE ALONG 54/55W. FROM 25N 
TO 29N BETWEEN 52W AND 56W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 83W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 83W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 85W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.