000 FZNT02 KNHC 030949 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SAT SEP 03 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC SAT SEP 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 05. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 19.3N 55.1W 988 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 03 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 9 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 N SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 21.1N 57.9W. 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 23.4N 61.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...135 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM EXCEPT 300 NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 26.0N 64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 28.5N 67.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 31.0N 70.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 28.8N 91.9W 995 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 03 MOVING N NW OR 345 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LEE INLAND NEAR 30.0N 91.9W. 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 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LEE INLAND NEAR 31.0N 90.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LEE INLAND NEAR 32.5N 88.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 35.0N 86.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 37.0N 82.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM NE QUADRANT...270 SE QUADRANT AND 180 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 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL N OF 20N AND NE S OF 20N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM NE...270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL N OF 22N AND NE TO E SWELL S OF 22N. .ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 59W AND 65W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN W OF 86W AND S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 86W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LEE WARNING...N OF 24N BETWEEN 84W AND 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 85W AN 93W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LEE WARNING...N OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 84W AND 92W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LEE WARNING...N OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 84W AND 92W S 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.