000 FZNT02 KNHC 291008 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED AUG 29 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED AUG 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 30. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 31. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE ISAAC NEAR 29.2N 90.5W 969 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 29 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC INLAND NEAR 30.5N 91.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC INLAND NEAR 31.8N 92.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC INLAND NEAR 33.6N 93.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ISAAC NEAR 37.5N 93.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ISAAC NEAR 39.5N 90.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ISAAC NEAR 40.5N 86.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KIRK NEAR 24.3N 45.3W 1007 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 29 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIRK NEAR 25.3N 48.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N QUADRANT OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIRK NEAR 28.1N 51.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 32.5N 51.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 38.0N 46.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KIRK NEAR 46.0N 37.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N BETWEEN 83W AND 92W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 92W AND 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 28N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KIRK WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF KIRK WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF KIRK WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES ..POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...1009 MB NEAR 13N37W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM N QUADRANT AND SE QUADRANT WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...1008 MB NEAR 13N41W. FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 40W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 14N TO 20N E OF 42W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...1008 MB NEAR 14N46W. WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.