000 FZNT02 KNHC 020946 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC FRI SEP 02 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC FRI SEP 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 04. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KATIA NEAR 17.0N 51.8W 994 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 02 MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 135 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KATIA NEAR 18.9N 54.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 21.0N 57.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 23.3N 60.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 25.5N 63.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 27.0N 66.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN NEAR 26.5N 91.7W 1006 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 02 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 02 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM THIRTEEN NEAR 27.6N 92.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...125 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM THIRTEEN NEAR 28.8N 92.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...125 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM THIRTEEN INLAND NEAR 29.5N 91.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM THIRTEEN INLAND NEAR 30.5N 90.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL THIRTEEN NEAR 31.5N 88.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT...270 SE QUADRANT AND 180 W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 28N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM NE...300 NM SE...210 NM SW...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN AT 26.3N 91.5W WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...480 NM SE QUADRANT AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.