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FZNT02 KNHC 151020 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU SEP 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 17.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 30.2N 68.4W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 15 
MOVING N NE OR 015 DEG AT 23 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...150 NM SE QUADRANT...30 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 33.7N 66.5W. 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 AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 39.0N 61.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 
26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MARIA NEAR 51.0N 
44.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. WINDS TO GALE 
FORCE OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE 
QUADRANT...170 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 22N BETWEEN 62W AND 
70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 62W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W E WINDS  
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.