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FZNT02 KNHC 081522
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI SEP 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI SEP 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 22.0N 75.3W 927 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 08 
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT 
GUSTS 160 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...270 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 480 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 43 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW 
QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA N OF 20N W OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 22.8N 79.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND SW 
QUADRANTS... AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. 
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...210 
NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 21N W OF 
70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA NEAR 25.0N 81.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 190 NM N SEMICIRCLE...170 NM SE QUADRANT AND 130 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 
NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 
180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 50 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM 
SW QUADRANT AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA INCLUDING THE GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IRMA INLAND NEAR 29.3N 82.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IRMA INLAND NEAR 34.0N 
85.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IRMA INLAND NEAR 36.0N 
87.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING... 
HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 16.3N 57.1W 942 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 08 MOVING 
WNW OR 285 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 
160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE...270 NM NE QUADRANT 
AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 47 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 23N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 17.7N 61.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...150 
NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM 
SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 13N TO 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 20.6N 65.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...180 
NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 41 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM 
SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 18N TO 29N BETWEEN 58W AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 24.2N 68.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 26.4N 68.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 28.0N 67.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 21.0N 95.8W 975 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 08 
MOVING WSW OR 240 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT 
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE 
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...55 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 45 NM NW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER AND WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WITHIN 75 
NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 24N W OF 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KATIA INLAND NEAR 19.7N 97.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 35 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SE 
QUADRANT. S OF 21N W OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL KATIA NEAR 19.1N 98.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.48 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 13N TO 23N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 23N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 44W AND 52W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.