000 FZNT02 KNHC 061616 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE SEP 06 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE SEP 06. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 07. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 08. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 27.0N 65.9W 954 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 06 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...105 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 135 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 29.2N 68.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 135 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 32.9N 70.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...165 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 135 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 37.5N 67.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 41.5N 56.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KATIA NEAR 49.0N 35.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N FROM 60W TO 73W E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM NE AND 270 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 65W OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS 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 480 NM NE AND 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. .ATLC N OF 29N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N53W TO LOW PRES NEAR 15N53W 1013 MB TO 12N48W. FROM 16N TO 25N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W FROM 14N TO 22N. FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 50W TO 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W S OF 24N. FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .ATLC FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 12N41W 1007 MB. WITHIN 480 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N48W 1005 MB. WITHIN 480 NM N SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 19N95W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 20N92W 1010 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 21N92W 1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.