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FZNT02 KNHC 142148
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED SEP 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 16.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 26.3N 69.3W 1001 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP
14 MOVING N OR 05 DEG AT 11 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 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA N OF AREA NEAR 33.8N 
66.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 210 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 
60 SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MARIA NEAR 45.0N 
53.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...180 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 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...FROM 22N TO 30N BETWEEN 
62W AND 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 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...N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 25N BETWEEN 62W AND 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N OF 23N BETWEEN 61W 
AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SE 
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 59W AND 68W SE TO S WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 14N TO 19N BETWEEN 47W AND 59W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 53W AND 61W E WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 69W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18N73W TO 12N74W. S OF 15N E OF 
TROUGH TO 69W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
E OF TROUGH TO 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18N77W TO 12N79W. S OF 16N E OF 
TROUGH TO 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
E OF TROUGH TO 64W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.