000 FZNT02 KNHC 081618 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU SEP 08 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU SEP 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 10. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 13.0N 51.2W 1005 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 08 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE ...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 13.8N 57.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 16.0N 63.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM 120 NM NE AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 19.5N 67.0W. 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 72.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 25.0N 75.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.0N 92.4W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 08 MOVING SE OR 145 DEG AT 1 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NE QUADRANT ...90 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 21.0N 92.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 22.5N 93.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 23.1N 93.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 23.6N 94.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 24.0N 95.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC N OF 27N BETWEEN 63W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 59W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 63W AND 72W AND TO 8 FT IN NE W OF 72W. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIA WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT OF MARIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIA WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIA WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W S OF 22N. FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W S OF 25N. WITHIN 180 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W S OF 25N. WITHIN 180 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NATE WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM N AND 150 S SEMICIRCLES OF NATE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 26N BETWEEN 88W AND 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NATE WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM E AND 270 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF NATE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NATE WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM OF NATE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26 BETWEEN 88W AND 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.