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FZNT02 KNHC 250309
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SANDY AT 19.4N 76.3W 954 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 25 MOVING 
N OR 010 DEG AT 11 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 80 GUSTS 100 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE 
QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 300 NM SE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 30 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 24.4N 76.2W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS 85 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 
150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT... 
AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 249 NM E 
AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 27.6N 77.2W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 
250 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT... 
AND 230 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E 
AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 30.5N 74.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 33.5N 71.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  POST TROPICAL SANDY NEAR 37.0N 70.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM TONY AT 30.1N 40.3W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 25 
MOVING E-NE OR 070 DEG AT 20 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 
GUSTS 55 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT 
...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 32.3N 
33.8W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.  TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WIND WITHIN 60 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...30 NM NW QUADRANT 
AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WIND WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 34.5N 
29.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 
NM SW QUADRANT.  LITTLE CHANGE IN AREAS OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 37.5N 
28.0W.  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 W OF 68W  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE W OF 
BAHAMAS.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...W OF 75W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  FROM 65W TO 75W 
E TO SE WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 20 FT W OF 70W AND TO 12 FT 
FROM 65W TO 70W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...W OF 68W 
WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.  N OF 20N FROM 62W TO 68W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TONY WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM NE 
QUADRANT ...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF TONY  
WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TONY OUT OF AREA  OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 
27N E OF 37W  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC ELSEWHERE S OF 21N E OF 44W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 08N E OF 40W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

..CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 
270 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF SANDY  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 70W  WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE SANDY N OF AREA NEAR 23.5N 76.3W. 
WITHIN 270 NM SE QUADRANT...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE  WINDS TO 
33 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 15N FROM 72W TO 80W  
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  S OF 15N FROM 72W 
TO 80W  SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  N OF 15N FROM 67W 
TO 72W  SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W OF 
70W.  N OF 14N FROM 80W TO 85W  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 18N FROM 67W TO 77W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 28N E OF 90W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 29N E OF 87W  NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.   
SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  E OF 86W  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.