000 FZNT02 KNHC 240258 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SUN SEP 24 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN SEP 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 26. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 27.0N 72.5W 942 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 24 MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 41 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WATERS E OF BAHAMAS FROM 20N TO 31N W OF 64W 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 24N TO 29N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 29.5N 73.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 25N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W AND NE OF BAHAMAS WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WATERS OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS FROM 21N TO 31N W OF 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 31.5N 73.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N BETWEEN 66W AND 81W NE OF BAHAMAS WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WATERS OUTSIDE 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 33.2N 73.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 34.5N 72.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 35.5N 69.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 31.9N 50.1W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 24 MOVING SSE OR 150 DEG AT 1 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER. CONDITIONS NORTH OF AREA. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 31.5N 49.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N BETWEEN 44W AND 50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 30.2N 48.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 45W AND 48W WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 30.0N 50.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 31.5N 52.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 34.5N 52.5W. 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 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .42 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.