000 FZNT02 KNHC 231523 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SAT SEP 23 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SAT SEP 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 25. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 25.4N 72.3W 952 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 23 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 125 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WATERS E OF BAHAMAS FROM 20N TO 31N BETWEEN 64W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM SW AND 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 28.3N 73.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 24N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE OF BAHAMAS WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 24N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WATERS E OF BAHAMAS FROM 20N TO 31N BETWEEN 63W AND 80.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 30.5N 73.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 25N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W N AND NE OF BAHAMAS WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 25N BETWEEN 66W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WATERS E OF BAHAMAS FROM 22N TO 31N W OF 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 32.1N 73.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 33.5N 73.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 34.5N 72.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 31.9N 49.4W 1007 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 23 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 32.3N 48.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCPET 45 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 31.3N 46.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 30.5N 45.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 29.9N 45.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 30.5N 47.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF A LINE FROM 31N45W TO 28N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.