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FZNT02 KNHC 020349
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU SEP 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU SEP 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 04.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE EARL NEAR 27.8N 73.8W 932 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 02 
MOVING N NW OR 330 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT 
GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 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 49 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 33.2N 75.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS TO 46 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 40.0N 70.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM N AND 240 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 40 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EARL NEAR 48.5N 
61.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EARL NEAR 57.0N
57.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 21.8N 64.1W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
02 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...0 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 26.2N 67.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM SE...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANTS 
WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 31.5N 66.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 16 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 35.5N 63.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 13.4N 37.7W 1005 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
02 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT 
OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 13.7N 39.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM 
SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 
18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 14.0N 42.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 
NM SE QUADRANT AND 45 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 14.5N 45.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 15.0N 49.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 16.0N 54.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS N 
OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS TO 65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL AND FIONA WARNINGS...N 
OF 26N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE... 
EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW N OF 21N E OF BAHAMAS TO 60W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNING...WITHIN 240 
NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 62W AND 65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GASTON WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GASTON WARNINGS...WITHIN 
180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GASTON WARNINGS...WITHIN 
250 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER AL/MN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.