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FZNT02 KNHC 022220
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI SEP 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 04.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KATIA AT 18.4N 53.5W 989 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 02 MOVING 
NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE 
QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 135 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT... 
180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 19.9N 55.8W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS 85 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 
135 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 
NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 21.9N 58.7W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 80 GUSTS 100 KT.  LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 24.0N 62.0W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 26.0N 65.0W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 95 GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 27.5N 68.0W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 95 GUSTS 115 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LEE AT 27.5N 91.5W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 02 
MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 2 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 
KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 175 NM E SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SE 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 28.5N 91.7W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 
170 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM LEE INLAND NEAR 29.7N 91.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...190 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM 
NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM LEE INLAND NEAR 30.1N 89.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM LEE INLAND NEAR 31.5N 88.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 33.6N 
86.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM NE 
QUADRANT...270 SE QUADRANT AND 180 W SEMICIRCLE  WINDS TO 33 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 
480 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE  
WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 28N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 62W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 
480 NM NE...300 NM SE...210 NM SW...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS 
WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 18N FROM 50W TO 
68W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LEE WARNING...N OF 22N FROM 
85W TO 92W  SE TO S WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LEE WARNING...N OF 22N 
FROM 85W TO 95W  S TO SW WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 95W  W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LEE WARNING...N OF 22N E 
OF 97W  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  N OF 25N E 
OF 97W  W TO NW WIND WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 83W  SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 8 FT.  
.18 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 WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.