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FZNT02 KNHC 232212
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       
2230 UTC WED SEP 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 19.9N 46.6W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 23 
MOVING E OR 090 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 
45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 
NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 45W AND 
52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 20.7N 45.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 130 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER SEAS TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM SW 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 17N TO 24N BETWEEN 42W AND 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 22.5N 46.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 40W AND 49W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 24.0N 47.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 25.0N 48.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 25.5N 48.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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. 

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 28N81W. N OF 30 N W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.