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FZNT02 KNHC 030335
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT SEP 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT SEP 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 05.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 18.5N 54.3W 988 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 03
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 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...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 215 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 20.5N 57.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 22.5N 60.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 135 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 N SEMICIRCLE AND 
210 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 24.5N 63.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 26.5N 66.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 28.0N 69.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 28.2N 91.6W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 03
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 
NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...175 NM NE QUADRANT AND 125 NM SE 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 29.4N 91.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 175 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LEE INLAND NEAR 30.2N 91.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 190 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 0 NM 
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LEE INLAND NEAR 31.5N 89.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 34.0N
87.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 35.5N 
86.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 390 NM NE 
QUADRANT...240 SE QUADRANT AND 150 W SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 33 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 
420 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 48W AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 
450 NM NE...270 NM SE AND NW AND 210 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 
33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N FROM 52W TO 69W 
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 24N FROM 
85W TO 93W SE TO S WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LEE WARNING...N OF 24N 
FROM 83W TO 96W S TO SW WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LEE WARNING...N OF 26N W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS E OF 91W. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. FROM 24N TO 26N W OF 90W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
S OF 26N BETWEEN 83W AND 90W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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.