000 FZNT02 KNHC 190950 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE SEP 19 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 21. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 16.0N 62.3W 934 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 19 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF ATLC AREA FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 58W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 17.6N 64.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF ATLC AREA FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF CARIBBEAN AREA N OF 13N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 19.3N 67.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER ATLC AREA FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 62W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE OVER CARIBBEAN AREA N OF 15N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 21.2N 70.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 23.7N 71.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 26.5N 72.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 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. .HURRICANE JOSE WELL N OF AREA NEAR 36.0N 71.3W MOVING NW AT 8 KT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW AND NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 67W AND 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 64W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND N SWELL. .ATLC LOW PRES...REMNANT LOW OF LEE...NEAR 15N43W 1009 MB MOVING NW AT 8 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 17N45W 1013 MB. WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 20N48W 1013 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 40W AND 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE SEP 19... .HURRICANE MARIA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER AND FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W. .LOW PRES NEAR 15N43W...REMNANT LOW OF LEE...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 37W AND 42W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.