056 
FZNT02 KNHC 061611
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU SEP 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU SEP 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 08.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 24.6N 48.6W 975 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 06 
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 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 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...150 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE AND 120 NM SW 
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 330 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 25.6N 51.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NW AND 120 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 
120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 400 NM N AND 270 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 25.7N 54.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NW AND 120 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NE 
AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 400 NM N AND 270 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 26.3N 56.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 28.0N 59.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 29.5N 65.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 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 24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 37W FROM 12.5N TO 17N WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13.5N36W 1005 MB. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 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. 

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU SEP 6...

ATLC HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 24.6N 48.6W. WITHIN 90 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT.

SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 21.5N TO 29.5N BETWEEN 
72W AND 79W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.