000
FZNT02 KNHC 290258
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT SEP 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT SEP 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NADINE NEAR 31.0N 35.5W 988 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 29
MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 9 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 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NADINE NEAR 34.6N 36.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 28 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 36.5N 37.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 36.5N 37.5W.
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 37.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 37.5N 34.0W.
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 EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
150 NM SW QUADRANT OF NADINE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 420 NM SW QUADRANT OF NADINE SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 44W 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 300 NM SW QUADRANT OF NADINE WINDS LESS THAN 20 
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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 76W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N93W TO 23N98W. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 90W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N90W TO 25N92W TO 20N97W. N OF 
25N W OF FRONT TO 87W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   

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

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.