000
FZNT02 KNHC 120303
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON SEP 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE 

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 14.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 20.2N 65.9W 1005 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 
12 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE...100 
NM SE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 
NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 22.5N 68.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 25.5N 69.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS AND 150 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH 
SEAS TO 27 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 31.5N 68.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 40.7N 61.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MARIA NEAR 50.0N
48.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIA WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 
90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIA WARNING...WITHIN 
300 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIA WARNING...WITHIN 
300 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 24N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 23N E OF 46W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.