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FZNT02 KNHC 310957
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI AUG 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 02.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 30.1N 50.9W 970 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 31
MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 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...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 34.5N 49.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 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 41.0N 42.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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 50.5N
29.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 15.2N 47.8W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
31 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND
60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 17.4N 52.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 19.9N 57.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 120 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 23.0N 60.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 25.5N 62.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 27.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF 
CENTER OF KIRK WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 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 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LESLIE WARNINGS...WITHIN 
270 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF LESLIE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.