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FZNT02 KNHC 091527
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN SEP 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN SEP 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 11.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 32.0N 62.4W 988 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 
09 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...170 NM NE QUADRANT AND 130 NM SW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 36.3N 60.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE AND 360 NM SE QUADRANTS...AND 
300 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 46.5N 55.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 220 NM E SEMICIRCLE...160 NM SW QUADRANT AND 140 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 31N.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LESLIE NEAR 58.0N
42.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LESLIE NEAR 62.0N 
20.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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 330 NM E AND 300 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LESLIE WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 53W AND 70W 
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...N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 29N BETWEEN 38W AND 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 43W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH LESLIE AREA.

.ATLC COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM W. W OF A LINE FROM 31N75W TO 
27N80W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 26N80W. WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... 
NEAR 16N38W 1011 MB. FROM 18N TO 22N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 11N E OF 40W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
17N45W 1009 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.