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FZNT02 KNHC 031611
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT SEP 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 05.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 19.6N 55.8W 989 MB AT 1500 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 300 NM NE 
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 21.3N 58.7W. 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 23.7N 62.1W. 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 
360 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRLCE WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 26.5N 65.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 29.5N 67.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 32.0N 69.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 29.3N 91.8W 993 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 03
MOVING N OR 05 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE
QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 95 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND
0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LEE INLAND NEAR 30.3N 91.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 175 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 
NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LEE INLAND NEAR 31.4N 90.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 90W WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE INLAND NEAR 33.0N
87.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 35.0N
84.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 37.5N
81.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 29N BETWEEN 48W AND 64W 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 
480 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 SW SEMICIRLCE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 28N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 55W 
AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 
420 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 150 SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12N40W 1012 MB. FROM 13N TO 
23N E OF 48W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N43W 1013 MB. FROM 13N TO 23N E OF 
50W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 
15N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.