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FZNT02 KNHC 030312
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI SEP 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 05.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 26.9N 66.8W 1005 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
03 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE 
AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E 
AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 30.8N 65.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM NE AND 75 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 120 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 34.8N 63.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
AND SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA DISSIPATING NEAR 
39.5N 60.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER 
OF FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 
67W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF 
76W. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS TO 61W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W SW TO W WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 62W AND 77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N BETWEEN 62W AND 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 

.ATLC LOW PRES...REMNANT OF GASTON...NEAR 14N40W 1009 MB MOVING 
W AT 5 KT. WITHIN 150 NM N QUADRANT AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC LOW PRES...REMNANT OF GASTON...NEAR 
14N42W. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC LOW PRES...REMNANT OF GASTON...NEAR 
14N44W. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 83W SE WINDS TO 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.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER/NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.