000 FZNT02 KNHC 082118 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SAT SEP 08 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SAT SEP 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 10. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 29.4N 62.5W 988 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 08 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 7 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 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 32.2N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 300 NM OF CENTER... EXCEPT 360 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 36.0N 60.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 190 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE...270 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 44.0N 56.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LESLIE NEAR 46.0N 52.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LESLIE NEAR 48.0N 46.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MICHAEL NEAR 33.1N 42.3W 971 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 08 MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MICHAEL NEAR 33.9N 43.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 31N. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MICHAEL NEAR 34.5N 45.8W. 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 31N. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL NEAR 41.0N 48.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL MICHAEL NEAR 50.0N 44.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. 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 360 NM NE QUADRANT...390 NM SE QUADRANT AND 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LESLIE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 54W AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LESLIE WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LESLIE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 53W AND 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 30N81W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 76W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LESLIE WARNINGS...N OF 26N BETWEEN 55W AND 72W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL N OF 28N BETWEEN 56W AND 64W. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 50W AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL. COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 28N73W TO 28N81W. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LESLIE DESCRIPTION AREA. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MICHAEL WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT OF MICHAEL WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N BETWEEN 37W AND 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 40W AND 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 44W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 17N36W 1010 MB. WITHIN 270 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N86.5W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH FROM LOW SW TO 26N92W. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES INLAND N OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.