000
FZNT02 KNHC 112135
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU OCT 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 13.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM PATTY NEAR 25.8N 72.5W 1007 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT
11 MOVING IS STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60
NM NE QUADRANT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION PATTY NEAR 24.9N 73.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT WITHIN 30 
NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PATTY WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM N AND 240 NM W QUADRANTS OF 
CENTER OF PATTY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 77W S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 31N67W TO 22N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 31N64W TO 22N79W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 12N59W 1006 MB MOVING N-NW 10 KT. FROM 13N 
TO 18N W OF 54W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE 
SWELL. FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 54W AND 58W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 44W 
AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR ATLC AND CARIBBEAN FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE 
TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N60W 1004 MB. WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 420 NM NE AND 210 NM SE QUADRANTS AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
330 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 45W AND 64W AND FROM 
10N TO 13N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN PRIMARILY E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR ATLC AND CARIBBEAN FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE 
TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 18N62W 1003 MB. WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 330 NM N AND 450 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 52W 
AND 65W AND FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 54W AND 67W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.