000 FZNT02 KNHC 091608 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI SEP 09 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI SEP 09. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 12600 UTC SAT SEP 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 11. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.3N 92.6W 998 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 09 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 20.8N 93.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 E AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NATE NEAR 20.8N 95.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NATE MOVED INLAND NEAR 20.5N 98.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NATE INLAND NEAR 20.0N 101.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 14.2N 57.5W 1003 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 09 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE ...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 190 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 16.5N 62.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 190 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT IN NE QUADRANT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 19.3N 66.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT ...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 190 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT NE QUADRANT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 22.0N 69.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 24.0N 72.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 27.5N 73.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC N OF 29N BETWEEN 61W AND 71W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIA WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT OF MARIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIA WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 12N TO 23N BETWEEN 52W AND 56W WINDS LESS THAN KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 61W AND 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIA WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W S OF 24N MOVING W NW 15 KT. E OF WAVE TO 64W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W S OF 24N. S OF 23N WITHIN 300 NM E OF WAVE E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 17N40W TO 11N43W. FROM 13N TO 17N WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 17N44W TO 11N47W. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS. .GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NATE WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 90 SE SEMICIRCLES OF NATE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NATE WARNING...WITHIN 330 NM NW AND 120 SE SEMICIRCLES OF NATE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NATE WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 330 NM NW AND 180 SE 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.