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FZNT02 KNHC 222208
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON OCT 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 24.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 12.5N 78.5W 999 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 22
MOVING IS STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 14.9N 78.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 18.2N 77.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 22.0N 76.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 25.0N 75.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 27.5N 74.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN NEAR 22.3N 51.7W 1006 MB AT 2100
UTC OCT 22 MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINETEEN NEAR 25.4N 51.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 
NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINETEEN NEAR 27.7N 47.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL NINETEEN NEAR
30.0N 40.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL NINETEEN NEAR
33.5N 34.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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 WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 90 NM 
SW SEMICIRCLES OF T.D. NINETEEN WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
T.S. NINETEEN WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
T.S. NINETEEN WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC N OF LINE 31N53W TO 24N48W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 25N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 30 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF T.S. SANDY WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
T.S. SANDY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 240 N AND 180 S SEMICIRCLES OF SANDY WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.