000
FZNT02 KNHC 050333
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON SEP 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON SEP 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 07.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KATIA AT 23.4N 61.0W 965 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 05 MOVING 
NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 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...210 NM SE QUADRANT AND 215 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 25.7N 64.0W. 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 360 NE AND 210 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 40 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 28.0N 66.9W. 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 420 NM 
NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 30.3N 69.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 33.5N 71.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 95 GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 36.0N 69.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 85 GUSTS 105 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 19N43W TO 13N40W. FROM 17N TO 24N E OF 
45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 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 SECOND TROPICAL WAVE FROM 17N40W TO LOW PRES 
NEAR 13N40W 1009 MB.  FROM 14N TO 18N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE AT N W MOVING N AT 5 
KT. WITHIN 135 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N FROM 88W TO 90W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 91W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N W OF 91W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W 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.