000
FZNT02 KNHC 120400
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE SEP 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE SEP 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 27.1N 69.5W 982 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 12 
MOVING NE OR 045 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...120 
NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 
72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 
21N BETWEEN 63W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 27.1N 67.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 30N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 23N 
BETWEEN 62W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 25.4N 66.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF LINE FROM 31N46W TO 20N65W TO 22N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 25.3N 68.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 27.0N 72.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 29.5N 75.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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 AND GULF OF MEXICO...TROPICAL DEPRESSION IRMA NEAR 32.4N 
84.9W 988 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 12 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 13 KT. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT...570 NM SE QUADRANT...360 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE 
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 88W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 
82W AND 97W AND N OF 23N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL IRMA NEAR 35.2N 88.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. N OF 28N W OF 75W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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

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.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.