000
FZNT02 KNHC 150343
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU SEP 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN  

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 17.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 28.0N 68.6W 999 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 15 
MOVING N NE OR 015 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 31.3N 67.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...
120 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 36.2N 64.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 210 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW 
QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MARIA NEAR 48.0N 
49.0W. 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 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...ABSORBED.

.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 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N 
BETWEEN
61W AND 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
25N BETWEEN 61W AND 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. REMAINDER
AREA N OF 23N BETWEEN 61W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 60W AND 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
30N. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 61W AND 71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W 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.
.42 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 15N E OF 
TROUGH TO 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
E OF TROUGH TO 65W 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.