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FZNT02 KNHC 241609
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 17.1N 76.7W 973 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 24 
MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT 
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 21.9N 76.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 28N 
W OF 70W AND WITHIN 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 26.3N 76.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 230 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 220 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 
31N W OF 67W WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 28.7N 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 32.0N 73.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL SANDY NEAR 35.5N 70.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM TONY NEAR 28.5N 45.4W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 24 
MOVING ENE OR 060 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE 
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 30.8N
39.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 
NM SE QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS...SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 33.7N
32.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 37.0N
29.5W. 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 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 
210 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT OF TONY WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 210 NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS OF TONY WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TONY MOVED OUT OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 28N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 29N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY 30 
KT NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND S 
OF 22N. FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE 
S OF 31N 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...ELSEWHERE 
S OF 31N 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 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 HURRICANE SANDY N OF AREA NEAR 21.9N 76.4W. 
WITHIN 270 NM SE QUADRANT...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W 
AND 80W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 80W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
15N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST W OF 70W. N OF 14N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF HAITI. N OF 18N E 
OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST IN 
WINDWARD PASSAGE. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 28N E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 29N E OF 86W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
OCCASIONALLY 30 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.