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FZNT02 KNHC 232206
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM SANDY AT 14.3N 77.6W 993 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 23 
MOVING N-NE OR 020 DEG AT 5 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 
55 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
90 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 17.9N 77.1W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
100 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT... 
AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 150 NM E AND 75 NM 
W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM SANDY OVER WATER NEAR 22.8N 
76.9W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.  TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WIND WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 240 NM N AND 150 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 26.3N 76.7W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 29.5N 73.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL SANDY NEAR 32.0N 69.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.

...ATLANTIC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN AT 26.3N 50.0W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC 
OCT 23 MOVING N-NE OR 030 DEG AT 12 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 
30 GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM NINETEEN NEAR 28.8N 45.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREAS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL NINETEEN NEAR 
30.7N 39.2W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT.  TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SE 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREAS OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WIND WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL NINETEEN NEAR 
33.5N 34.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL NINETEEN NEAR 
40.0N 34.5W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 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 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE 
OF T.D. NINETEEN  WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
OF T.S. NINETEEN  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
OF T.S. NINETEEN  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC N OF 18N E OF 53W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 23N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 15N E OF 42W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 68W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH SANDY...S OF 28N W OF 
65W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH SANDY...W OF 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 65W  E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 
270 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF T.S. SANDY  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 
FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 78W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 68W TO 78W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 540 NM E 
OF T.S. SANDY  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  N OF 12N W OF 
SANDY TO 87W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER CARIBBEAN 
WATERS WITHIN 720 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF SANDY  WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 89W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 27N E OF 88W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  E OF 86W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.