000 FZNT02 KNHC 071552 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED SEP 07 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED SEP 07. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 08. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 09. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 29.2N 68.8W 976 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 07 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...135 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...320 NM SE QUADRANT... 260 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 450 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA N OF AREA NEAR 32.8N 69.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 320 NM SE QUADRANT AND 300 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA WELL N OF AREA NEAR 38.1N 66.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...135 NM SW QUADRANT AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 330 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 42.5N 52.5W. 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 51.0N 29.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KATIA NEAR 60.0N 8.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 13.0N 42.0W 1003 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 07 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 14.0N 49.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 15.5N 56.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 17.5N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 20.0N 66.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 23.0N 70.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM OF KATIA EXCEPT 480 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 54W AND 64W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 64W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER S OF 31N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 21N BETWEEN 57W AND 64W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 61W AND 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 61W AND 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIA WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF MARIA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 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 TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W FROM 12N TO 20N MOVING W 15 KT. FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 47W AND 54W AND FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 54W AND 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W FROM 16N TO 23N. FROM 16N TO 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W 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 FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 25N88W TO LOW PRES NEAR 20N93W 1007 MB. WITHIN 60 NM E AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N83W TO LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 21N93W 1007 MB. WITHIN 90 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 21N93W 1005 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E AND 300 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.