000 FZNT02 KNHC 180255 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC MON SEP 18 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON SEP 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 20. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC AND CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 14.2N 58.4W 979 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 18 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 11N57W TO 11N59W TO 17N60W TO 18N58W TO 18N56W TO 15N54W TO 11N57W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 15.4N 61.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 17N57W TO 14N58W TO 12N61W TO 14N63W TO 20N64W TO 21N60W TO 17N57W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 16.9N 63.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS AND 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 16N59W TO 13N62W TO 15N67W TO 22N66W TO 24N62W TO 19N59W TO 16N59W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA INLAND NEAR 18.5N 67.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA OVER WATER NEAR 20.0N 69.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 22.0N 71.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 32.2N 71.6W 972 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 18 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS N OF AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT... AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 23N72W TO 27N80W TO 31N81W TO 29N73W TO 31N64W TO 29N65W TO 23N72W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 34.9N 71.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 220 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF AREA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N70W TO 27N76W TO 28N79W TO 31N80W TO 31N63W TO 27N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOSE NEAR 38.3N 71.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...160 NM SW QUADRANT AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF AREA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N64W TO 26N70W TO 29N78W TO 31N79W TO 31N63W TO 26N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSE NEAR 40.2N 68.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSE NEAR 39.5N 68.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL JOSE NEAR 38.5N 68.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE NEAR 13.6N 38.5W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 18 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N35W TO 07N38W TO 09N40W TO 13N42W TO 17N39W TO 18N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LEE NEAR 15.2N 41.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N37W TO 14N39W TO 12N42W TO 15N44W TO 17N42W TO 17N36W TO 14N37W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LEE NEAR 17.7N 44.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N42W TO 16N43W TO 16N44W TO 17N45W TO 18N44W TO 18N43W TO 17N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 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. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.