000 FZNT02 KNHC 051617 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON SEP 05 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MON SEP 05. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 06. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 07. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 24.6N 63.3W 965 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 05 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 105 NM SW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE...330 NM NE QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 26.9N 65.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 135 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 210 SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 29.2N 68.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 135 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 165 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 32.5N 70.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 37.0N 67.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 40.0N 60.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. ...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... .N OF 29N E OF 90W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 85W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N FROM 52W TO 69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 56W AND 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. .ATLC FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 80W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N46W TO LOW PRES NEAR 16N45W 1012 MB 13N43W. FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 38W AND 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 18N53W TO 13N53W. FROM 16N TO 26N BETWEEN 43W AND 55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N60W TO 17N61W. FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 52W AND 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12N38W 1011 MB. FROM 14N TO 20N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12N45W 1011 MB. FROM 13N TO 21N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .CARIBBEAN S OF 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 83W AND 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N BETWEEN 84W AND 86W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING...N OF 27N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 83W AND 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 83W AND 89W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 19N95W. N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 27N BEHIND FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT TO 82W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 82W AND 88W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 20N91W 1011 MB. S OF 23N BEHIND FRONT TO 95W N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS S OF 20N. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF 85W N TO NE 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.