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FZNT02 KNHC 070340
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED SEP 7 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 9.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 28.1N 67.2W 963 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 07 
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT 
GUSTS 110 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 400 NM NE...240 NM SE...200 NM SW...AND 330 
NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 30.6N 69.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 180 NM NE ...150 NM SE...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM 
NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE...240 NM 
SE... 200 NM SW...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 35.2N 69.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...135 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM N AND 240 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 40.0N 62.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KATIA NEAR 45.0N 
44.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KATIA NEAR 55.0N 
25.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN NEAR 11.6N 38.1W 1008 MB AT 0300 
UTC SEP 07 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FOURTEEN NEAR 12.9N 44.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 
NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FOURTEEN NEAR 14.4N 52.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE...40 NM SE...30 NM SW...AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N AND 45 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FOURTEEN NEAR 16.0N 58.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FOURTEEN NEAR 18.0N 63.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FOURTEEN NEAR 21.0N 67.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 23N FROM 55W TO 76W 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 300 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 WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM 
N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 NM 
N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W FROM 12N TO 20N. FROM 16N TO 24N E 
OF WAVE TO 49W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W FROM 15N TO 23N. FROM 
18N TO 24N E OF WAVE TO 55W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W S OF 24N. FROM 21N TO 
25N E OF WAVE TO 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES 20N94W 1007 
MB. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
20N92W 1007 MB. S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 20N92W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.