000
FZNT02 KNHC 042156
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN SEP 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 06.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KATIA AT 22.7N 60.1W 965 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 04 MOVING 
NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS... 
150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 290 NM N SEMICIRCLE...200 NM SE QUADRANT AND 215 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 25.0N 63.2W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 135 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...165 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM 
SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 300 NM N AND 210 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 27.1N 66.1W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 105 GUSTS 130 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 165 NM NE QUADRANT...135 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 360 NM 
NE AND 240 SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 38 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 29.0N 69.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 105 GUSTS 130 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 31.5N 71.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 34.5N 71.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LEE AT 30.6N 91.8W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 04 
MOVING N OR 05 DEG AT 4 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 55 
KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...240 
NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 335 
NM SE QUADRANT AND 200 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM LEE INLAND NEAR 31.2N 89.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 50 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 33.3N 
87.5W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 45 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 
12 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 34.8N 
86.8W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 36.0N 
86.8W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N42W TO LOW PRES AT 13N39W 1013 MB. 
FROM 17N TO 24N E OF 45W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES DISSIPATED.  TROPICAL WAVE FROM 
19N46W 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 17N54W TO 12N55W.  SECOND 
TROPICAL WAVE FROM 15N40W TO LOW PRES NEAR 12N41W 1010 MB.   
FROM 14N TO 18N E OF 55W  E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LEE WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM 
SE AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 25N W OF 91W  NW WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.  E OF 91W SE TO S WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT N OF 
25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 18N93W.  W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.