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FZNT02 KNHC 120846
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE SEP 12 2006
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN 

ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 12
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 13
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 14

.WARNINGS...
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 22.6N 58.3W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
12 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE
QUADRANT...25 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...75 NM 
NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 25.1N 59.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 28.1N 59.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 
28 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 30.5N 58.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 33.0N 57.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NEAR 37.0N 52.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 
90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS...WITHIN 
270 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GORDON WARNINGS...WITHIN 
330 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N62W 25N80W. NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 
31N. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N61W 27N65W 22N77W. N OF 25N 
W OF 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL....HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 31N65W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 56W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N E OF 36W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N38W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N AND WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 22N E 
OF 56W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER