000
FZNT02 KNHC 280233
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU SEP 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 00800 UTC THU SEP 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE LEE JUST N OF AREA AT 31.7N 57.3W 966 MB AT 0300 UTC 
SEP 28 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 
KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE AND 70 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM S OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY 
LINE FROM 31N65W TO 31N52W TO 26N62W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS IN 
BANDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 52W AND 57W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 31N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL LEE NEAR 49.7N 25.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 LINE FROM 26N65W TO 31N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N75W TO 31N62W TO 
28N70W TO 31N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N 
AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N66W TO 31N55W TO 
29N60W TO 31N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED N 
AND E SWELL. 

.ATLC FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 40W AND 54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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.
 
$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.