000 FZNT02 KNHC 020340 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI SEP 02 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SEP 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 04. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KATIA AT 16.7N 50.6W 990 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 02 MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 45 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 18.5N 54.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 20.5N 57.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 85 GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...125 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 270 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 22.5N 60.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 95 GUSTS 115 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 25.0N 63.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 26.5N 67.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 105 GUSTS 130 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN AT 26.6N 91.5W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 02 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM THIRTEEN NEAR 28.0N 92.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM THIRTEEN NEAR 29.2N 92.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM THIRTEEN AT THE COAST NEAR 29.7N 92.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM THIRTEEN INLAND NEAR 30.5N 91.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN INLAND NEAR 31.5N 90.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM N AND 180 S SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM N AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 510 NM N AND 270 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN AT 26.6N 91.5W WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N FROM 85W TO 92W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N FROM 85W TO 96W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N FROM 87W TO 93W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 20 KT. FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N FROM 65W TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.