000
FZNT02 KNHC 120302
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI OCT 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 14.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM PATTY NEAR 25.9N 72.5W 1005 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT
12 MOVING IS STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM
NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
45 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PATTY NEAR 25.7N 72.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION PATTY NEAR 25.0N 73.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PATTY NEAR 24.0N
77.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PATTY NEAR 23.0N
81.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PATTY WARNING...FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 
72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PATTY WARNING...WITHIN 
180 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 31N73W TO 22N80W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF PATTY WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 31N62W TO 
22N79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT 
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 71W AND 79W.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 13N59W 1006 MB MOVING N-NW 10 KT. WITHIN 90 
NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 270 NM N QUADRANT AND 330 NM E QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 42W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR ATLC AND CARIBBEAN FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE 
TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16N62W 1004 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER 
AND ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 21N BETWEEN 53W AND 63W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 46W AND 
64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR ATLC AND CARIBBEAN FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE 
TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 19N64W 1003 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
AND ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 23N BETWEEN 57W AND 67W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 
66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.