000 FZNT02 KNHC 242211 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SAT SEP 24 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT SEP 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 26. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 17.9N 57.4W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 24 MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 225 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 19.6N 60.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 21.4N 62.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 23.0N 64.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 24.5N 64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 27.0N 64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 11.2N 27.9W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 24 MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 12.5N 31.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PHILIPPE NEAR 14.8N 34.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PHILIPPE NEAR 16.8N 36.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PHILIPPE NEAR 19.5N 38.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PHILIPPE NEAR 22.0N 39.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OPHELIA WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 28N BETWEEN 50W AND 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OPHELIA WARNING...WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 26N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OPHELIA WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 24N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PHILLIPE WARNING...FROM 13N TO 16N E OF 37W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PHILLIPE WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC E OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 69W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 76W AND 79W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 95W S 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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.