000 FZNT02 KNHC 072145 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED SEP 7 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED SEP 7. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 8. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 9. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 29.9N 69.7W 982 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 07 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE...320 NM SE...240 NM SW...AND 450 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 33.8N 70.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 39.2N 64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE...200 NM SE...140 NM SW...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 330 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KATIA NEAR 44.5N 46.0W. 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 53.0N 26.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KATIA NEAR 60.0N 7.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.2N 92.4W 1004 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 07 MOVING ESE OR 110 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM SE...75 NM SW...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.1N 91.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E AND 70 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM W AND 90 NM E SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 21.0N 92.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 22.5N 93.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 23.0N 95.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 23.0N 96.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 13.2N 44.2W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 07 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 14.5N 51.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 16.0N 58.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE AND 20 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 18.5N 63.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 22.0N 68.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 25.0N 70.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 400 NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF KATIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 59W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 320 NM S SEMICIRCLE 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 WARNING...WITHIN 270 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIA WARNING...WITHIN 330 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIA WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 62W FROM 13N TO 21N MOVING W 20 KT. FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 53W AND 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W S OF 25N. FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 60W AND 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W S OF 27N. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN S OF 19N W OF 85W 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 70W AND 77W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NATE WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM E AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF NATE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO TROPICAL STORM NATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NATE WARNING...WITHIN 100 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF NATE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NATE WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM SE AND 210 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF NATE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.