000 FZNT02 KNHC 260330 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI OCT 26 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI OCT 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 28. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 25.3N 76.1W 968 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 26 MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT... 120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 27.6N 77.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 220 NM N SEMICIRCLE...200 NM SE QUADRANT AND 140 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE AND 270 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 30.4N 75.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 270 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 230 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 34.0N 72.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 37.5N 72.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL SANDY NEAR 40.5N 76.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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 SANDY WARNINGS...W OF 64W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...N OF 20N W OF 63W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST W OF 70W. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...N OF 18N W OF 65W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 18N TO 55W TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .ATLC POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE TONY NE OF AREA NEAR 32N33W MOVING E-NE AT 20 KT 1004 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N E OF 38W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 30N55W. WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 30N53W. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 26N53W. WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 57W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...N OF 14N FROM 66W TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 12N FROM 70W TO 78W S TO SW WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 FROM 68W TO 80W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 25N97W. NW 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 WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.