000 FZNT02 KNHC 241559 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SUN SEP 24 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SUN SEP 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 26. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 28.7N 72.9W 947 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 24 MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT... 200 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...300 NM SE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 23N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WATERS N OF 21N W OF 63W AND NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM SW AND 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 30.8N 73.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...130 NM SW QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WATERS N OF 22N W OF 62W AND NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA N OF AREA NEAR 32.9N 73.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 360 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 330 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WATERS N OF 23N...NE OF BAHAMAS AND W OF LINE FROM 31N59W TO 23N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 34.4N 73.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 35.5N 71.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIA NEAR 36.5N 68.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LEE NEAR 31.4N 49.9W 984 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 24 MOVING SE OR 140 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N BETWEEN 48W AND 51W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 30.7N 48.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 45W AND 50W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 43W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 30.1N 50.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 46W AND 51W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WATERS N OF 25N BETWEEN 44W AND 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 30.7N 51.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 32.2N 52.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 35.0N 50.5W. 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 N OF 30N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 74W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W...AND FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. $$ .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.