663 
FZNT02 KNHC 050332
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED SEP 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED SEP 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 07.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 20.7N 43.9W 976 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 05 
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT 
GUSTS 105 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 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...180 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM NW AND 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 22.6N 47.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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 180 NM NW AND 90 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM NW AND 
240 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 24.7N 50.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 420 NM NW AND 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 26.0N 53.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 27.3N 55.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 29.0N 57.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 30.3N 88.4W 997 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 
05 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT 
AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE TO 
S SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON INLAND NEAR 31.5N 89.6W. 
OVER FORECAST GULF WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION GORDON INLAND NEAR 32.7N 
90.9W. OVER FORECAST GULF WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW GORDON INLAND NEAR 
34.3N 92.9W. OVER FORECAST GULF WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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. 

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE SEP 4...

ATLC T.S. GORDON NEAR 30.3N 88.4W. N OF 29.5N BETWEEN 87W AND 
89W NUMEROUS STRONG.

ATLC T.S. FLORENCE NEAR 20.7N 43.9W. WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER 
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG.

CARIBBEAN N OF 20N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
ISOLATED STRONG.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.