000 FZNT02 KNHC 251543 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SUN SEP 25 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN SEP 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 27. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 18.3N 60.4W 1008 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 25 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 19.6N 62.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...AND 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 21.4N 65.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N AND 45 S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 22.9N 66.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 25.0N 67.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 27.5N 67.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 12.5N 30.7W 1004 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 25 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 14.4N 33.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PHILIPPE NEAR 16.7N 35.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 90 NM SE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 19.3N 37.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 22.5N 38.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 26.0N 38.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OPHELIA WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 27N BETWEEN 54W AND 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OPHELIA WARNING...WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 58W AND 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OPHELIA WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 120 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 26N BETWEEN 61W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PHILLIPE WARNINGS ...FROM 12N TO 15N E OF 37W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO NW FROM 12N TO 14N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PHILLIPE WARNINGS... OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 75W AND 79W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.