000 FZNT02 KNHC 262204 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI AUG 26 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FRI AUG 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 28. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 31.7N 77.4W 951 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 26 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT...225 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 175 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 350 NM E AND 200 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRENE INLAND NEAR 35.5N 76.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT...225 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS OVER FORECAST WATERS AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IRENE INLAND NEAR 41.8N 73.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS OVER FORECAST WATERS AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL IRENE NEAR 50.5N 65.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL IRENE NEAR 56.5N 51.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL IRENE NEAR 58.0N 32.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 KT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 26N W OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N BETWEEN 63W AND 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .ATLC...TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN E OF AREA NEAR 15.6N 34.3W 1009 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 26 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 13N TO 22N E OF 38W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 23N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN NEAR 17.2N 35.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 22N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN NEAR 18.8N 37.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 22N E OF 41W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW TEN NEAR 20.0N 40.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. .ATLC TROUGH FROM 30N61W TO 26N59W. SECOND TROUGH FROM 27N56W TO 23N53W. FROM 26N TO 30N E OF FIRST TROUGH TO 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGHS DISSIPATED. N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 85W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.