000 FZNT02 KNHC 012152 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED SEP 01 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED SEP 01. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 02. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 03. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE EARL NEAR 26.3N 73.3W 941 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 01 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 450 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 47 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 31.7N 75.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 47 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 38.5N 72.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW QUADRANT AND 125 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 410 NM SE...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 43 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 46.5N 63.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EARL NEAR 58.0N 57.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 20.2N 62.9W 997 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 01 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 23.8N 66.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE...120 NM SE...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 27.4N 67.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 30.0N 66.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 33.5N 64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 12.9N 37.0W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 01 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 13.4N 39.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 14.0N 42.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 15.0N 45.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 15.5N 50.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 16.5N 54.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 21N E OF BAHAMAS TO 61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...FROM 16N TO 27N BETWEEN 56W AND 61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...FROM 24N TO 31N BETWEEN63W AND 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 60W AND 71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 24N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GASTON WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GASTON WARNINGS... WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 210 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.S. NINE WARNINGS... WITHIN 250 NM NW AND 220 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO E OF 83W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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.