000 FZNT02 KNHC 291521 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED AUG 29 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED AUG 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 30. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 31. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE ISAAC NEAR 29.6N 90.7W 972 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 29 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC INLAND NEAR 30.2N 91.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 70 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC INLAND NEAR 31.2N 92.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 28N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC INLAND NEAR 34.6N 93.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ISAAC NEAR 38.0N 92.5W. 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 40.0N 89.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ISAAC NEAR 41.0N 85.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 KT. ... ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KIRK NEAR 24.7N 46.9W 1007 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 29 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 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 26.2N 50.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 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 29.8N 52.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 34.5N 50.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 40.5N 44.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KIRK NEAR 48.5N 32.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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. .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 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF KIRK WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF KIRK WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 13N36W. N OF 13N E OF 37W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1006 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N41W. WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1006 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N47W. WITHIN 480 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N BETWEEN 84W AND 92W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 95W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.