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FZNT02 KNHC 271614
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED SEP 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 29.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LEE NEAR 30.6N 56.8W 963 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 27 MOVING
NW OR 315 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...80 NM 
NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 51W AND 64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 33.0N 57.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 54W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 29N55W TO 
28N62W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 39.0N 51.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW 
QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF LINE FROM 31N59W TO 29N67W 
TO 31N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 46.5N 34.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 27N67W TO 31N75W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH HURRICANE LEE.

.ATLC FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN E OF 58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.