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FZNT02 KNHC 092126
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                     
2230 UTC WED SEP 09 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO.

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 11.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEAR 30.6N 60.4W 1009 MB AT 2100 UTC 
SEP 09 MOVING ESE OR 115 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 
KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 180 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. WITHIN FORECAST 
WATERS 180 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 210 NM NE 
QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EIGHT NEAR 33.9N 61.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. CONDITIONS 
NORTH OF FORECAST WATERS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EIGHT NEAR 40.7N 59.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. CONDITIONS 
NORTH OF FORECAST WATERS.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EIGHT NEAR 47.0N 
51.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EIGHT NEAR 48.5N 
37.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EIGHT NEAR 48.0N 
18.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE 
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE 
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.REMNANTS OF GRACE NEAR 14.5N 50.2W 1009 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 09 
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 15 KT. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 49W AND 54W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH REMNANTS OF GRACE FROM 14N58W 
TO 17N57W. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 54W AND 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH REMNANTS OF GRACE FROM 16N65W 
TO 19N64W. FROM 17N TO 19N BETWEEN 63W AND 64W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.