000 FZNT02 KNHC 081012 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SAT SEP 08 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT SEP 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 10. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 28.1N 62.3W 983 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 08 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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 270 NM NE QUADRANT... 240 NM SE QUADRANT...330 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 390 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 30.3N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...170 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM S SEMICIRCLE...360 NM NE AND 390 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 33.6N 61.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 190 NM NE...180 NM SE...130 NM SW...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM OF CENTER... EXCEPT 330 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 38.5N 58.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LESLIE NEAR 44.5N 55.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LESLIE NEAR 48.0N 53.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MICHAEL NEAR 32.2N 41.8W 974 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 08 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE...160 NM SE...120 NM SW...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MICHAEL NEAR 33.1N 42.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MICHAEL NEAR 33.9N 44.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF AREA. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL NEAR 36.7N 47.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL MICHAEL NEAR 45.0N 47.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 LESLIE WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM W AND 360 NM E SEMICIRCLES OF LESLIE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LESLIE WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM NE...450 NM SE...360 NM SW AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS OF LESLIE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 52W AND 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LESLIE WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 500 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LESLIE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 52W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MICHAEL WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM SE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS OF MICHAEL WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 36W AND 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MICHAEL WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS OF MICHAEL WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28.5N BETWEEN 37W AND 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 38W AND 47W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.