000 FZNT02 KNHC 080348 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU SEP 8 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU SEP 8. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 9. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 10. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 30.8N 70.0W 982 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 08 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM NE QUADRANT...320 NM SE QUADRANT...270 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 450 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 35.2N 69.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 400 NM NE QUADRANT...320 NM SE QUADRANT...270 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 450 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 40.4N 61.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...150 NM NW QUADRANT AND 220 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...390 NM SE QUADRANT...420 NM SW QUADRANT AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KATIA NEAR 46.6N 40.6W. 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 55.0N 22.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KATIA NEAR 60.0N 6.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.4N 92.5W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 08 MOVING E OR 090 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.5N 92.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 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 21.7N 92.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 23.0N 94.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 23.5N 95.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 23.5N 97.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 13.4N 46.2W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 08 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 14.3N 53.3W. 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 16.1N 59.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO XX FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 19.0N 64.5W. 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 22.5N 68.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 25.5N 71.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KATIA WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 450 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 64W FROM 14N TO 22N MOVING W 20 KT. FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 54W AND 63W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W S OF 25N. FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 61W AND 69W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W 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 NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF NATE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 25N89W. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NATE WARNING...WITHIN 100 NM NE AND 180 NM SW 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 150 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.