000
FZNT02 KNHC 170318
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED OCT 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.HURRICANE RAFAEL NE OF AREA NEAR 32.4N 62.5W 970 MB AT 0300 UTC 
OCT 17 MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 25 KT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS N 
OF AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 24N60W 
TO 30N70W TO 31N70W WITH SEAS TO 30 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.HURRICANE RAFAEL NE OF THE AREA NEAR 32.4N 62.5W 970 MB AT 0300 
UTC OCT 17 MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 25 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 53W AND 68W S WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF 63W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 
22N TO 26N BETWEEN 56W AND 62W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN SE TO S SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N BETWEEN 62W 
AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY E TO 
SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL WELL N OF AREA. N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 51W AND 60W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 
12 TO 18 FT IN MERGING SE AND SW SWELL N OF 28N W OF 55W. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 53W AND 65W AND N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY SE 
SWELL EXCEPT 12N TO 18 FT IN SWELL N OF 30N E OF 62W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 51W AND 54W S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 31N49W 
TO 24N58W TO 31N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
PRIMARILY W TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 51W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 14N44W TO 23N52W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY E TO SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.