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FZNT02 KNHC 230924
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE OCT 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 13.3N 78.6W 998 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 23
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...70
NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 15.6N 77.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 
50 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 19.6N 77.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 18 FT
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 24.0N 76.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 26.8N 74.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY SUBTROPICAL NEAR 30.0N
71.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN NEAR 24.1N 51.5W 1006 MB AT 0900
UTC OCT 23 MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINETEEN NEAR 26.6N 49.4W.
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 20 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINETEEN NEAR 28.5N 44.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL NINETEEN NEAR
31.6N 38.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL NINETEEN NEAR
36.4N 33.0W. 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 34 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
T.S. NINETEEN WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC N OF 20N E OF 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 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 05N TO 20N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N 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 E OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 30 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF T.S. SANDY WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
T.S. SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 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 12 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 86W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.