293 
FZNT02 KNHC 081553
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT SEP 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT SEP 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 24.5N 54.3W 995 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 
08 MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...50 NM 
SE...20 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 150 NM NE...90 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS 
WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 120 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF 
WATERS WITHIN 390 NM N AND 270 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 150 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 24.6N 56.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE...60 NM SE...30 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS.
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 
120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN 
360 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS 
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 25.1N 59.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE...80 NM SE...50 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS.
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N AND 
150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. REMAINDER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 390 NM N AND 270 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED 
TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 26.3N 64.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 26.3N 64.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 26.3N 64.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 14.6N 36.0W 1007 MB AT 1500 UTC 
SEP 08 MOVING W-NW OR 300 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 45 NM 
E AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER.
.12 TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 14.7N 36.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS TO 
12 FT WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 
NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 14.8N 38.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM OF 
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 150 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN 300 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 14.8N 43.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM NE...40 NM SE...30 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM AND 
150 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 480 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS 
IN BANDS WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NINE NEAR 14.5N 49.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NINE NEAR 14.5N 49.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NINE NEAR 14.5N 60.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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 48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 25N E OF 37W...IN ASSOCIATION 
WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE HELENE E OF AREA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.