000 FZNT02 KNHC 290305 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU SEP 29 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC THU SEP 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 30. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 01. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 19.4N 60.7W 995 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 29 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...AND 90 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 21.9N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 26.1N 63.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 32.5N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 43.0N 57.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OPHELIA NEAR 54.0N 47.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 17.4N 40.8W 1005 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 29 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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 120 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 19.8N 43.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT... 75 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 22.2N 47.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT... 60 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 23.8N 50.9W. 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 24.5N 55.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PHILIPPE NEAR 24.5N 59.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT OF OPHELIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 210 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM QUADRANT OF PHILIPPE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 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 210 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT OF PHILIPPE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N37W TO 29N40W TO 25N50W. COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 29N51W TO 31N54W. N OF 29N E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 28N40W TO 27N45W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. SHEAR LINE FROM 28N35W TO 27N43W TO 31N55W. N OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 66W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.