000 FZNT02 KNHC 021615 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI SEP 02 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC FRI SEP 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 04. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 17.5N 52.4W 991 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 02 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 135 NM NE QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...270 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 19.6N 55.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 135 NM NE QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND...180 SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 21.7N 57.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 135 NM NE QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND...180 SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 24.0N 61.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 26.0N 64.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 27.0N 67.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN NEAR 27.3N 91.5W 1005 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 02 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM THIRTEEN NEAR 28.2N 91.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT OVER FORECAST WATERS. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM THIRTEEN INLAND NEAR 29.7N 91.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...125 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM THIRTEEN INLAND NEAR 29.8N 90.4W. 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 31.0N 88.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL THIRTEEN NEAR 33.0N 87.0W. 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 EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.D. 13 WARNING...N OF 22N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.D. 13 WARNING...N OF 22N BETWEEN 85W AND 95W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.D 13 WARNING...N OF 22N E OF 97W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N E OF 97W W TO NW WINDS W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .18 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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.