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FZNT02 KNHC 120922
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON SEP 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 14.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 20.8N 66.3W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 
12 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE 
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 
120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 22.7N 68.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 26.1N 69.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 30 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 32.8N 67.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MARIA NEAR 41.5N 
60.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MARIA NEAR 51.0N 
46.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 26N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 62W AND 73W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE FROM 
19N TO 28N BETWEEN 62W AND 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 20N TO 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
20N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 
22N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN SE SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 29N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 16N TO 22N E OF 38W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 24N E OF 40W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 21N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N 
TO 25N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 22N E OF 
50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.