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FZNT02 KNHC 261541
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI AUG 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 30.7N 77.3W 946 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 26
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NE
QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 175 NM
NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 44 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 34.4N 76.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 330 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH 
SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 39.5N 74.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W 
WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IRENE INLAND NEAR 47.5N 68.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL IRENE NEAR 55.5N
57.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL IRENE NEAR 59.0N
38.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNINGS...N OF 24N W OF 67W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N W OF 67W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNINGS...N OF 25N 
W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN W OF 63W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.ATLC...TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN NEAR 15N34W 1009 MB. FROM 14N TO 
24N E OF 41W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN NEAR 16.5N36W 1009 MB. 
FROM 15N TO 22N E OF 40W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 18N38W 1009 MB. FROM 
18N TO 23N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 26N52W TO 22N55W. FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 48W 
AND 55W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 28N BETWEEN 53W AND 
61W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E TO SE
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 84W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 86W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.