000 FZNT02 KNHC 302139 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU AUG 30 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC THU AUG 30. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 31. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 01. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 28.2N 50.3W 982 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 30 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SW 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 25 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 31.8N 50.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 37.5N 46.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 44.5N 37.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KIRK NEAR 51.5N 25.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 14.4N 45.3W 1004 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 30 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 16.5N 50.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRLCE...120 NM SE AND 45 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 19.0N 56.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE...210 NM NW AND SE...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 22.0N 59.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 26.0N 61.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 28.5N 60.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 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 HURRICANE KIRK WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF KIRK WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KIRK WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF KIRK WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST CENTER OF KIRK N OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LESLIE WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS OF LESLIE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LESLIE WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF LESLIE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.