000
FZNT02 KNHC 272207
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU SEP 27 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU SEP 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 29.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 28.6N 32.8W 992 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP
27 MOVING WSW OR 255 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 29.7N 34.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER
...EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE N OF AREA NEAR 32.9N 
36.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 210 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 35.5N 37.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 36.0N 37.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 36.5N 37.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 IN ASSOCIATION WITH NADINE...N OF 27N E OF 37W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
24N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NADINE WARNING...WITHIN
180 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER S OF 31N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST IN ASSOCIATION WITH NADINE N OF 29N E OF 39N
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.