000
FZNT02 KNHC 090323
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED SEP 09 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FRED NEAR 12.6N 30.6W 987 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 09 
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE
...AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WITH SEAS 
TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRED NEAR 14.5N 33.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF 
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRED NEAR 16.8N 34.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRED NEAR 16.8N 34.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM 
N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 18.3N 34.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 20.0N 33.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED NEAR 23.0N 34.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N E OF 36N NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 37W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION IN 
ASSOCIATION WITH HURRICANE FRED...WITHIN 270 NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 23N E OF 
42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N TO E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION IN 
ASSOCIATION WITH HURRICANE FRED...WITHIN 360 NM N AND 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
13N TO 24N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED N TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 
68W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 
66W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.