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FZNT02 KNHC 052201
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON SEP 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 07.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KATIA AT 25.2N 63.9W 959 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 05 MOVING 
NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 
KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 
NM SE QUADRANT...105 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 135 NM NW QUADRANT.  
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM S SEMICIRCLE...360 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 220 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 39 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 27.3N 66.3W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 105 GUSTS 130 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 135 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 360 NM NE AND 210 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 29.7N 69.1W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 135 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 165 NM SE 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 240 SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 33.5N 70.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 38.5N 66.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 75 GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 42.0N 54.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS 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 TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 23N 
FROM 56W TO 74W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS8  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 TO 33 KT.  SEAS 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 TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N49W TO EMBEDDED LOW PRES AT 15N47W 
1012 MB THEN TO 13N45W.  FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W FROM 15N TO 22N.  
FROM 17N TO 23N BETWEEN 48W TO 55W.  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 22N62W TO 17N61W.  FROM 
19N TO 25N BETWEEN 52W AND 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 35W FROM 09N TO 14N.  FROM 14N TO 16N E OF 
37W  E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  DEVELOPING LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 12N40W.   
FROM 13N TO 18N E OF 43W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 13N46W.  FROM 13N TO 
20N BETWEEN 40W AND 51W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 
17 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 20N E OF 52W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N FROM 72W TO 75W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 14N FROM 67W TO 75W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N FROM 84W TO 87W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO  N OF 27N FROM 90W TO 96W  NW WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 96W  S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N  S WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 19N93W.  W OF 
FRONT  N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 83W  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
S OF 25N E OF FRONT  S WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
21N92W 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 WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.