000
FZNT02 KNHC 040259
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU OCT 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 06.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OSCAR NEAR 19.3N 42.2W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 
04 MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 130 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OSCAR NEAR 22.0N 41.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 140 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OSCAR NEAR 23.8N 39.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 OSCAR WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OSCAR WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OSCAR DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 
25N38W TO 19N41W. E OF TROUGH TO 35W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.  

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT N OF AREA. N OF 29N E OF 50W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 28N45W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N 
W OF FRONT TO 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 25N40W TO 25N50W. N 
OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT IN SW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24.5N64W 1008 MB. WITHIN 
120 NM NW QUADRANT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25.5N64.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 150 
NM NW QUADRANT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 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.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.