000 FZNT02 KNHC 041551 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE SEP 04 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 04. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 05. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 06. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 25.0N 62.5W 994 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 04 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 26.0N 62.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE...170 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT... 210 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 26.8N 62.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 27.5N 63.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 29.2N 64.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 33.0N 65.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL NEAR 27.0N 43.5W 1006 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 04 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL NEAR 28.5N 44.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL NEAR 29.5N 43.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 14 FT WITHIN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL NEAR 30.5N 43.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL NEAR 31.5N 43.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL NEAR 33.0N 44.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 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 TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT... AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 57W AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LESLIE WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM N AND 270 NM S SEMICIRCLES... WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 56W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SE TO S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LESLIE WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM N AND 300 NM S SEMICIRLCE... WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MICHAEL WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ..48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MICHAEL WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.