006 FZNT02 KNHC 132122 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU SEP 13 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU SEP 13. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 14. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 15. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 33.7N 76.2W 955 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 13 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE ...150 NM SE...110 NM SW...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM NE...200 NM SE...180 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 31N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FLORENCE INLAND NEAR 34.2N 78.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE...150 NM SE...100 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER INLAND N OF THE AREA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE INLAND NEAR 33.9N 79.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE INLAND NEAR 33.8N 79.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE...140 NM SE...90 NM SW...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND 12 FT SEAS N OF THE AREA. ELSEWHERE N OF 30.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FLORENCE INLAND NEAR 34.8N 82.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FLORENCE NEAR 34.8N 82.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FLORENCE NEAR 34.8N 82.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 26.3N 37.0W 993 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 13 MOVING N OR 05 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE...270 NM NE AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N BETWEEN 35W AND 41W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 32.3N 35.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER AND WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WITHIN 240 E AND SW QUADRANTS...180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 37.9N 31.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND 12 FT SEAS N OF THE AREA. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 40.6N 24.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 40.6N 24.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 40.6N 24.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 14.9N 63.2W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 13 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM AND 60 NM NE AND NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE...15 NM SW...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC NEAR 14.9N 68.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 15N TO 27N BETWEEN 61W AND 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC NEAR 15.0N 73.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 225 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC NEAR 16.2N 77.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC NEAR 16.2N 77.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .SUBTROPICAL STORM JOYCE NEAR 33.6N 44.2W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 13 MOVING SW OR 220 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE...360 NM NE AND 120 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOYCE NEAR 32.3N 44.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER AND WINDS 20 TO 33 KT N OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOYCE NEAR 33.2N 43.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF AREA. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOYCE NEAR 36.0N 39.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. 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. .GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 24N95W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH FROM 27N96W TO 21N95W. WITHIN 165 NM NE QUADRANT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 97W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 25.5N97.5W 1009 MB. WITHIN 210 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.