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FZNT02 KNHC 240903
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 15.2N 77.2W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 24
MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND
0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 19.0N 76.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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 WITHIN 
240 E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 24.3N 76.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 200 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 27.0N 76.5W. 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 30.5N 72.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL SANDY NEAR 33.0N 68.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.


...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM TONY NEAR 26.7N 49.2W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 24
MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 
0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TONY NEAR 28.8N 44.3W. 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. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 31.1N
38.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 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 14 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 35.0N
34.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 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 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE 
AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF T.S. TONY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
OF T.S. TONY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 150 NM OF EXTRATROPICAL LOW TONY WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC N OF 17N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS8  
TO 9 FT IN N TO N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 28N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED SANDY WARNINGS... N OF 20N W 
OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...N OF 20N W 
OF W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 
240 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF T.S. SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 NM E 
AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF T.S. SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 65W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8  
TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N W OF 77W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.