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FZNT02 KNHC 310334
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI AUG 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI AUG 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 02.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 29.0N 50.7W 980 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 31
MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE
QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 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 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 33.0N 50.0W. 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 29 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 38.7N 44.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KIRK NEAR 46.2N
34.3W. 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 52.0N 
20.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 14.7N 46.8W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
31 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 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 45 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 16.7N 51.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM N SEMICIRLCE...120 NM SE AND 45 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS 
TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 19.3N 56.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
300 NM NE...210 NM NW AND SE...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS 
TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 22.5N 60.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 26.5N 61.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 29.0N 61.5W. 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 180 NM 
NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF KIRK WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CENTER OF KIRK N OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 47W 
AND 52W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 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 
270 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 
270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 120 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 
240 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 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N 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 27N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 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.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.