000 FZNT02 KNHC 061602 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU SEP 06 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU SEP 06 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 07 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 08 .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 26.4N 62.4W 985 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 06 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT... 170 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...220 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 26.8N 62.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...270 NM SE...AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 28.2N 63.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 190 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE...270 NM SE...240 NM SW AND 390 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 31.2N 62.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 35.0N 61.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 40.0N 59.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MICHAEL NEAR 30.1N 41.3W 964 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 06 MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MICHAEL NEAR 31.2N 41.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE AND 180 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MICHAEL N OF AREA NEAR 32.4N 42.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MICHAEL WELL N OF AREA NEAR 33.4N 44.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MICHAEL NEAR 35.2N 45.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL NEAR 38.0N 47.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. FORECAST WINDS NEAR TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LESLIE WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...300 NM SE AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 510 NM N SEMICIRCLE...300 NM SE AND 270 NM SW QUADRANTS SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 56W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LESLIE WARNING...WITHIN 270 NM N AND 300 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 540 NM W SEMICIRCLE...420 NM NE AND 360 NM SE QUADRANTS SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 56W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LESLIE WARNING....WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 390 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 600 NM W AND 540 NM E SEMICIRCLES SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MICHAEL WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NW AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MICHAEL WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ..48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MICHAEL WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 36W AND 45W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N88W 1010 MB MOVING SW 07 KT. WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 28N90W 1011 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 28N88W 1009 MB. WITHIN 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.