167 FZNT02 KNHC 050909 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED SEP 05 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED SEP 05. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 06. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 07. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 21.4N 44.8W 976 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 05 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NW AND 240 NM SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 23.2N 48.2W. 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 270 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NW AND 240 NM SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 24.9N 51.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NW AND 240 NM SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 25.6N 54.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 26.8N 56.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 28.7N 58.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 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. CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC WED SEP 5... ATLC HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 21.4N 44.8W. WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG. CARIBBEAN FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.