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FZNT02 KNHC 071017
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU SEP 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 20.0N 68.3W 921 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 07 
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 155 KT 
GUSTS 190 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE 
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM 
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM NE 
QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 390 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 54 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NE 
QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 360 NM NW 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 17N TO 31N BETWEEN 56W AND 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 21.7N 73.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 145 KT GUSTS 175 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
450 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
500 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 47 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM 
NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 270 NM 
NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA N OF 19N BETWEEN 62W AND 80W...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS...WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 22.8N 77.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
450 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
600 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM 
NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300 NM 
NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N W OF A 
LINE FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N W OF 67W...EXCEPT FROM 23N TO 27N 
W OF 78W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 24.5N 80.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 28.5N 80.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA INLAND NEAR 33.0N 81.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 14.8N 49.1W 986 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 07 
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT 
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 105 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM 
SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 21N BETWEEN 44W AND 
51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 15.8N 54.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM NE QUADRANT...135 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 120 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE 
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
BOUNDED BY 21N54W TO 21N45W TO 13N49W TO 11N53W TO 15N56W TO 
21N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 17.2N 59.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 
NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA FROM 13.5N TO 27N BETWEEN 53W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 19.7N 63.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 23.0N 67.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSE NEAR 26.4N 69.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 21.5N 94.5W 989 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 07 
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 0 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 
85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 94W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS N OF 24N. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT S OF 22N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 21.2N 95.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM 
SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SE 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S 
OF 25N WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF MEXICO NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KATIA INLAND NEAR 20.2N 97.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM SE 
QUADRANT...WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM NE AND SW 
QUADRANTS...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 24N W OF 92W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL KATIA NEAR 19.5N 99.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 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 FROM 11N TO 22N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N E OF 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 37W AND 48W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.