000
FZNT02 KNHC 150303
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI SEP 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI SEP 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 17.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSE NEAR 25.5N 68.0W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 15 
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM 
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE 
QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NE 
QUADRANT...180 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 
22N59W TO 20N64W TO 21N70W TO 26N74W TO 31N71W TO 31N62W TO 
22N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 26.9N 70.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...120 
NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 26N66W TO 22N69W TO 23N75W TO 
28N78W TO 30N73W TO 31N65W TO 26N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 29.0N 72.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 
NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
180 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA BOUNDED BY 24N72W TO 28N80W TO 31N81W TO 29N76W TO 
31N76W TO 31N67W TO 24N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 31.4N 72.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 34.2N 71.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 37.0N 70.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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 WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N55W TO 19N62W TO 21N62W TO 
31N45W TO 31N38W TO 26N44W TO 19N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL .
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N39W TO 12N45W TO 
13N50W TO 15N56W TO 17N56W TO 19N45W TO 13N39W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N50W TO 16N40W TO 
13N40W TO 13N50W TO 16N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 16N E OF 37W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL...IN ASSOCIATION
WITH TROPICAL STORM FOURTEEN.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.