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FZNT02 KNHC 251618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU OCT 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 22.4N 75.5W 964 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 25
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...0
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 26.2N 76.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...170 NM NE QUADRANT AND 130 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE...WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 28.9N 76.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 250 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 220 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 
360 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 32.0N 73.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 36.0N 72.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL SANDY NEAR 39.5N 73.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM TONY NEAR 31.0N 36.3W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 25
MOVING ENE OR 070 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 32.5N
30.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 
SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN WITHIN AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TONY NEAR 33.2N
27.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 SANDY WARNINGS...W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...W OF 62W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...W OF 60W 
WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TONY WARNINGS... OVER FORECAST WATERS N 
OF 27N E OF 42W NW 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 FROM 12N TO 17N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...N OF 14N BETWEEN 
66W AND 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 12N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 81W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NE SWELL
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 84W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 
25N95W TO 21N97W. N OF FRONT W OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.