000
FZNT02 KNHC 121013
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 14.

.WARNINGS.

.TROPICAL STORM PATTY NEAR 25.1N 72.5W 1006 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 
12 MOVING SSW OR 200 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 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 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...45 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION PATTY NEAR 24.6N 73.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PATTY NEAR 23.9N 
74.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PATTY NEAR 23.0N
78.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

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 PATTY WARNING...S OF 29N W OF 72W AND 
WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION 
PATTY...NW OF LINE 31N66.5W TO 21N77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N E OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 31N62W TO 27N72W TO 22N81W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 13.5N60.5W 1006 MB MOVING N-NW 10 KT. WITHIN 
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 17N63.5W 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 20.5N65W 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.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.