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FZNT02 KNHC 141454
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED SEP 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 16.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 25.2N 69.4W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP
14 MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 12 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 31.6N 68.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 30 SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 42.5N 58.5W. 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 WITHIN 
240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 30N 
BETWEEN 62W AND 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA N OF 21N BETWEEN 61W AND 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS ELSEWHERE N OF 
28N BETWEEN 60W AND 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER N OF 25N BETWEEN 62W AND 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 47W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT
.24 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 TO 67W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 74W. S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH N OF AREA. FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 78W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10  FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.