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FZNT02 KNHC 281513
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 30.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NADINE NEAR 29.6N 34.7W 988 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 28
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...210 NM NW
QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NADINE NEAR 32.3N 36.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NADINE NEAR 35.7N 37.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 36.5N 37.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 36.5N 37.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 36.5N 36.0W. 
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 EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
210 NM W OF CENTER OF NADINE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 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...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF NADINE WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 45W WINDS 
LESS THEN 20 KT. 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.