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FZNT02 KNHC 170301
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI SEP 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI SEP 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 19.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 22.0N 58.7W 935 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 17
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT 
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NE...
210 NM SE...180 NM SW AND 225 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 600 NM N AND 420 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO
48 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 24.2N 61.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 27.3N 64.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 250 NM NE...220 NM SE...190 NM SW AND 210 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 660 NM N AND 480 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 45 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 31.7N 65.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 37.5N 60.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL IGOR NEAR 45.5N
47.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JULIA NEAR 23.5N 42.9W 983 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 17 
MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 21 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT 
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...390 NM NE AND 300 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JULIA NEAR 26.3N 48.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 480 NM E AND 300 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 33 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JULIA NEAR 31.0N 52.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 540 NM E AND 360 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JULIA NEAR 35.0N 50.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JULIA NEAR 39.0N 46.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KARL NEAR 19.7N 94.5W 968 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 17
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 
105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE...30 NM 
SE...60 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARL INLAND NEAR 19.7N 96.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE AND 80 NM SE 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E AND 90 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARL INLAND NEAR 19.5N 
98.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARL INLAND NEAR 19.5N
100.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IGOR WARNING...FORECAST WATERS N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 76W AND FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 71W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF 76W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 14N W OF 50W E OF BAHAMA 
CHAIN WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IGOR WARNING...FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 24N BETWEEN 53W AND 76W AND FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 
53W AND 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA N 
OF 14N W OF 53W E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IGOR WARNING...FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 18N BETWEEN 55W AND 78W E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 55W 
AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JULIA WARNING...N OF 21N E OF 45W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 50W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JULIA WARNING...N OF 23N E 
OF 53W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E 
OF 53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JULIA...N OF 25N BETWEEN 
45W AND 55W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
13N E OF 55W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KARL WARNING...S OF 24N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KARL WARNING...S OF 27N W 
OF 90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KARL WARNING...S OF 27N W 
OF 92W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT NEAR 26N96W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.