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FZNT02 KNHC 250909
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU OCT 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 20.9N 75.8W 960 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 25
MOVING N OR 05 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS
115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE
AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...360 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 30 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 25.4N 76.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 3009 NM E AND 180 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 28.1N 76.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 250 NM N SEMICIRCLE...160 NM SE QUADRANT AND 140 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E AND 150 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 31.2N 73.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 34.5N 70.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL SANDY NEAR 37.5N 70.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM TONY NEAR 30.1N 40.3W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 25
MOVING ENE OR 070 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 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 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 32.3N
33.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS 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 WINDS 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 SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 37.5N
28.0W. 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 W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...W OF 65W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...W OF 65W 
WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TONY WARNINGS... OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT ...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 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 8 TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 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 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY N OF AREA. N OF 15N BETWEEN 
78W AND 83W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 14N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 78W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N FROM 74W TO 79W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 28N E OF 87W 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 25 KT.  SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 86W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.