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FZNT02 KNHC 240307
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED OCT 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM SANDY AT 15.2N 77.2W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 24 
MOVING N-NE OR 015 DEG AT 9 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 
60 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT... 
120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 19.0N 76.7W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS 85 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 
100 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT... 
AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 180 E AND 90 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 24.3N 76.8W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND 150 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 27.0N 76.5W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 30.5N 72.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  POST TROPICAL SANDY NEAR 33.0N 68.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.

...ATLANTIC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM TONY AT 26.7N 49.2W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 24 
MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 10 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 
45 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE.  
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM TONY NEAR 28.8N 44.3W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS  
TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 31.1N 
38.2W.  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 120 NM E AND 90 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 35.0N 
34.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 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 17N E OF 53W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 22N E OF 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 14N E OF 40W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC 06 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 28N E OF 89W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 28N 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.