000 FZNT02 KNHC 282156 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED SEP 28 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. PAN PAN ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 30. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 19.3N 60.6W 1001 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 28 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 21.6N 61.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 25.2N 63.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 31.0N 62.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 40.0N 59.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OPHELIA NEAR 52.0N 49.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 17.0N 39.7W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 28 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT ...AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 19.3N 42.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 22.1N 46.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 23.6N 49.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PHILIPPE NEAR 25.0N 53.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PHILIPPE NEAR 25.0N 56.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT OF OPHELIA WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT OF OPHELIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT OF OPHELIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF PHILIPPE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT OF PHILIPPE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT OF PHILIPPE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N36W TO 28N40W TO 25N53W. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 29N43W TO 28N50W. N OF 29N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. SHEAR LINE FROM 28N35W TO 28N43W TO 31N54W. N OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.