000 FZNT02 KNHC 051610 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE SEP 5 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 5. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 6. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 7. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 16.8N 58.4W 931 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 05 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 155 KT GUSTS 190 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...135 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 50 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N65W TO 27N57W TO 14N50W TO 12N60W TO 20N65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 18.1N 63.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 150 KT GUSTS 185 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 58 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N64W TO 20N53W TO 14N60W TO 23N72W TO 31N64W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 20.1N 68.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 62 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER ATLC WATERS S OF 31N BETWEEN 58W AND 77W OUTSIDE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. OVER CARIBBEAN WATERS N OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W...INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 21.4N 74.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 22.7N 78.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 24.4N 81.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM JOSE NEAR 12.3N 39.1W 1008 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 05 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSE NEAR 13.4N 43.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 14.4N 49.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 16.0N 55.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 18.5N 59.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 21.5N 62.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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. .CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N88W TO 19N85W TO 16N85W TO 16N88W TO 19N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 21.5N96W 1010 MB. WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 21N96W 1010 MB. WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 24.5N97W. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 88W AND 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE SEP 05... .HURRICANE IRMA...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .TROPICAL STORM JOSE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. .GULF OF MEXICO...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.