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FZNT02 KNHC 280857
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI SEP 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI SEP 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 30.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 29.0N 34.1W 991 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
28 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 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 31.1N 35.6W.
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 NEAR 35.0N 36.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 36.4N 37.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 36.5N 36.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 37.0N 35.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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 N OF 27N E OF 37W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
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 WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER S OF 31N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THEN 20 KT. 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N E OF 35N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.