000
FZNT02 KNHC 280311
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED SEP 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED SEP 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 30.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 16.1N 37.0W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC
SEP 28 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35
KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 45 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT
45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION PHILIPPE NEAR 17.7N 39.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION PHILIPPE NEAR 20.6N 42.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION PHILIPPE NEAR 22.8N 44.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PHILIPPE NEAR 24.5N 
47.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PHILIPPE NEAR 25.5N 
50.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIA NEAR 18.4N 59.5W 1009 MB AT 0300
UTC SEP 28 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 19.5N 60.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 22.4N 61.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 26.3N 62.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 32.0N 61.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 40.0N 57.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF PHILIPPE EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 
180 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF PHILIPPE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN
180 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...AND 180 NM SE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS OF OPHELIA 
WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 220 NM 
NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM 
NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.ATLC N OF 28N E OF 40W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N36W TO 28N43W. NW 
OF FRONT TO 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.