000
FZNT02 KNHC 090840
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED SEP 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FRED NEAR 13.2N 31.7W 970 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 09 
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT 
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRED NEAR 15.4N 33.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 36 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRED NEAR 17.3N 34.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM 
N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 18.4N 34.2W. 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 20.6N 34.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED NEAR 23.0N 34.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 36N N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.ATLC 24 HOUR EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING SECTION IN ASSOCIATION 
WITH HURRICANE FRED...FROM 14 TO 18N E OF 37W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 21N E OF 40W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION IN 
ASSOCIATION WITH HURRICANE FRED...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
300 NM W 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 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 66W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.