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FZNT02 KNHC 281020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI OCT 28 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 30.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 21.1N 87.0W 998 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 28
MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 
FT WITHIN 45 NM NE QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 21.3N 86.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT SW QUADRANT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RINA NEAR 20.0N 
86.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RINA NEAR 19.2N
86.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RINA NEAR 17.9N
86.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RINA NEAR 17.0N
87.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 20.5N38.5W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH TO 25N40W. 
FROM 21N TO 24N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N FROM 37W TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 26N40W TO 20N43W. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND E SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF TROUGH TO 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 60W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 26N46W TO 19N45W. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 22N TO 
27N W OF TROUGH TO 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 27N80W. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 18N W OF 85 WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 19N W OF 
86W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 17N W OF 
84W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...S OF 23N BETWEEN 
83W AND 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...S OF 23N BETWEEN 
85W AND 88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW.
 
.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N92W TO 23N98W. W 
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 18N92W. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N81W TO 21N88W. W OF FRONT TO 90W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.