000
FZNT02 KNHC 270237
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED SEP 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 29.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LEE NEAR 30.0N 55.5W 971 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 27 MOVING 
WNW OR 290 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E AND 40 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 150 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND 
SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N62W TO 
31N51W TO 27N55W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 31.6N 57.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM E AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLES. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 
AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 31N67W TO 31N52W TO 28N54W TO 31N67W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE N OF AREA NEAR 36.0N 55.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...50 NM NW AND 100 NM SE 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 31N. FORECAST WATERS N OF 
30.5N BETWEEN 52W AND 57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 43.7N 43.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 20N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N80W TO 
31N62W TO 27N64W TO 28N80W TO 31N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N75W TO 31N57W TO 
27N70W TO 31N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN MIXED SWELL. 

.ATLC WITHIN 180 NM OF 17N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 47W AND 59W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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.
 
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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.