000 FZNT02 KNHC 181008 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC MON SEP 18 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MON SEP 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 20. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC AND CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 14.6N 59.5W 977 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 18 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 15.8N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 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 180 NM NE AND 75 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 120 NM SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 60W AND 64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 17.4N 64.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF ATLC AREA FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF CARIBBEAN AREA FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 61W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 19.0N 67.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 21.0N 70.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 23.5N 72.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 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. .TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE NEAR 14.1N 39.8W 1007 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 18 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 35W AND 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LEE NEAR 16.0N 42.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LEE NEAR 18.5N 45.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WITHIN 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT SE 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. .ATLC HURRICANE JOSE N OF AREA NEAR NEAR 33.0N 71.4W 974 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 18 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 8 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST JOSE WELL N OF AREA. N OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0930 UTC MON SEP 18... .HURRICANE MARIA...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.