180 
FZNT02 KNHC 042214
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC TUE SEP 04 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 06.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 29.4N 87.8W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 
04 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE 
QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION N OF 26N E OF 87W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION GORDON INLAND NEAR 32.2N 
90.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW GORDON NEAR 34.0N 
93.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW GORDON NEAR 35.7N 
94.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW GORDON NEAR 38.1N 
93.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL GORDON NEAR 41.0N 
89.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 20.3N 43.2W 984 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 04 
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE 
QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 
NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 420 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 22.1N 46.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...180 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
390 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 200 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 24.3N 50.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 420 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 26.0N 53.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 27.5N 55.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 29.5N 56.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.