000 FZNT02 KNHC 010325 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED SEP 01 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 01. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 02. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 03. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE EARL NEAR 23.0N 69.9W 940 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 01 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 470 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 45 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 27.0N 73.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...125 NM SW QUADRANT AND 175 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 470 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 420 NM NW QUAD WITH SEAS TO 46 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 32.7N 75.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW QUADRANT AND 175 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 470 NM NE AND 420 SE QUADRANTS AND 270 W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 43 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 39.0N 70.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EARL NEAR 47.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EARL NEAR 56.0N 58.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 16.9N 59.4W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 01 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 21.2N 64.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 27.8N 67.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 35.0N 66.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL WARNINGS...S OF 29N W OF 63W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 FT OR GREATER E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 29N BETWEEN 58W AND 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...FROM 21N TO 29N BETWEEN 56W AND 63W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 22N W OF 62W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 330 NM SE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SW QUADRANT OF EARL WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...WITHIN 450 NM NE QUADRANT OF FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC FROM 16N TO 24N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 71W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.