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FZNT02 KNHC 040917
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU OCT 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 06.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OSCAR NEAR 20.0N 42.5W 1006 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT
04 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 130 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OSCAR NEAR 22.7N 40.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...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 24.9N 37.2W. 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 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...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 DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS AS 
DESCRIBED BELOW.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 27N50W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT TO 50W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N35W TO 24N50W. N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT TO 
55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N66W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 
NM NW QUADRANT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N67W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.