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FZNT02 KNHC 070934
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED SEP 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED SEP 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 28.7N 67.9W 973 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 07
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 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 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE...400 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 450 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 31.7N 69.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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 
450 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...360 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
410 NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 36.4N 67.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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 330 NM EXCEPT 150 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 40.9N 58.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KATIA NEAR 47.0N 
38.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KATIA NEAR 59.0N 
17.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN NEAR 12.0N 39.9W 1006 MB AT 0900
UTC SEP 07 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FOURTEEN NEAR 13.3N 46.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRLCE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FOURTEEN NEAR 14.6N 54.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FOURTEEN NEAR 16.7N 60.5W.
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 19.5N 65.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FOURTEEN NEAR 22.5N 69.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 300 NM EXCEPT 480 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W E OF BAHAMAS 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 330 NM EXCEPT 450 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 
80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN W 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 61W AND 71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 300 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 330 NM 
N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM 
N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS MERGED WITH AREA 
DESCRIBED WITH KATIA.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W FROM 12N TO 20N. FROM 17N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 47W AND 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W S OF 23N. FROM 16N TO 
25N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W S OF 25N. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N BETWEEN 84W AND 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES 20N93W 
1007 MB. WITHIN 30 NM E AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 20N92W 1006 MB. WITHIN 60 NM E AND 270 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
20N92W 1005 MB. WITHIN 90 NM E AND 300 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.