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FZNT02 KNHC 042132
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU OCT 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 06.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OSCAR NEAR 21.3N 41.0W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 
04 MOVING NE OR 035 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 140 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OSCAR NEAR 26.0N 35.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 260 NM NE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS...SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 16 FT.
.36 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...FROM 18N 
TO 26N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OSCAR DISSIPATED.

.ATLC COLD FRONT JUST N OF AREA. N OF 28N E OF 55W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 25N45W TO 28N60W. N OF 
23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 46W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N35W TO 23N50W TO 26N58W. N OF 
21N S OF FRONT BETWEEN 35W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT AND E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N E OF 42W.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.