000 FZNT02 KNHC 021018 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU SEP 02 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC THU SEP 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 04. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE EARL NEAR 29.3N 74.7W 928 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 02 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 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 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE...420 NM NE QUADRANT AND 320 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL N OF AREA NEAR 34.8N 74.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 41.6N 69.2W. 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 OF CENTER...EXCEPT 600 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EARL NEAR 50.5N 62.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ..TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 22.6N 65.4W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 02 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 27.1N 67.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 32.4N 65.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER MERGED WITH 12 FT SEA RADII OF EARL AS NOTED ABOVE...SEAS TO 16 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 36.5N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 13.5N 38.2W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 02 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 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 E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 13.8N 40.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 14.2N 42.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 14.6N 45.9W. 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 50.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 16.0N 55.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL WARNINGS...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 WARNINGS...N OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...N OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL WARNING...N OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS ELSEWHERE N OF 29N BETWEEN 62W AND 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GASTON WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N E OF 44W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 38W AND 46W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.