000
FZNT02 KNHC 141006
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED SEP 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 16.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 24.2N 68.6W 1001 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
14 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM
SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 30.4N 68.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 
NM NW QUADRANT...AND 30 SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 41.1N 60.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 240 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MARIA NEAR 55.8N
45.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 30N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA FROM 21N TO 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF
18N BETWEEN 60W AND 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
26N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 62W AND 68W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 18N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH S OF 18N ALONG 72W. E OF 
TROUGH SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 73W. S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH N OF AREA. E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.