000 FZNT02 KNHC 292210 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU SEP 29 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC THU SEP 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 30. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 01. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 21.4N 62.3W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 29 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 25.0N 63.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE IN AREA OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 30.5N 63.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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 240 NM NE QUADRANT... 180 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 41.0N 59.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OPHELIA NEAR 51.5N 48.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OPHELIA NEAR 53.0N 30.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 20.2N 43.6W 1004 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 29 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 165 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 22.8N 46.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE IN AREA OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 24.5N 50.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT... AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 25.0N 54.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 25.0N 58.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE NEAR 24.5N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 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 330 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT OF OPHELIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT...300 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT OF OPHELIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...60 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 N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 90 NM SW 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 SEMICIRCLE...AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF PHILIPPE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 30N41W TO 29N47W. N OF 29N E OF 41W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 29N43W TO 28N50W. N OF FRONT E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 28N43W TO 28N50W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 31N55W. N OF FRONT AND SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT AND SHEAR LINE DISSIPATED. N OF 27N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 27N73W TO 22N77W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 67W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 18 HR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 28N90W TO 28N97W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 24N94W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 18N95W. N OF FRONT E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.