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FZNT02 KNHC 041618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN SEP 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN SEP 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 06.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 21.9N 59.2W 966 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 04
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 105 NM
NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 24.1N 62.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 165 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 135 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 26.2N 65.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 165 NM NE QUADRANT...135 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 41 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 28.0N 68.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 30.0N 71.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 33.0N 72.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 29.9N 91.9W 986 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 04
MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE INLAND NEAR 30.6N
90.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER N OF 27N E OF 91W WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 32.6N 
87.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 34.5N
86.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 36.5N
86.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM NE AND 
180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 50W AND 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 
450 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 55W AND 68W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 420 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 210 SW 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN PRIMARILY E TO SE SWELL.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N41W TO LOW PRES NEAR 14N37W 1013 MB. 
FROM 17N TO 24N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N45W TO 
14N42W. FROM 14N TO 23N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 16N51W TO 13N52W. SECOND 
TROPICAL WAVE FROM 18N40W TO LOW PRES NEAR 14N39W 1012 MB. FROM 
14N TO 24N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 84W 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 LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LEE WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM 
E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 91W NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. E OF 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N 
OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N85W TO 18N95W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.