000 FZNT02 KNHC 262203 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI OCT 26 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FRI OCT 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 28. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 27.3N 77.1W 971 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 26 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT...540 NM SE QUADRANT... 240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 29.7N 76.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 220 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...250 NM NE QUADRANT AND 170 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANT...600 NM SE QUADRANT...300 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 39 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 33.1N 72.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 360 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 660 NM SE QUADRANT AND 510 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 41 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 37.0N 71.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SANDY NEAR 39.5N 76.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SANDY NEAR 41.0N 77.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 690 NM E SEMICIRCLE...330 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT OF SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 750 NM NE QUADRANT...870 NM SE QUADRANT ...480 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT OF SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 720 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 29N50W TO 30N58W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 28N49W TO 31N57W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 37W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT TO 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 27N45W TO 25N50W TO 27N56W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 28N48W TO 28N50W. SE AND S OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 27N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE TO SW SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT TO 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .CARIBBEAN N OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA. N OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST OFFSHORE OF HAITI. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO S OF 29N E OF A LINE FROM 29N86W TO 23N84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 30N87W TO 28N84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH COLD FRONT BELOW. .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 27N97W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 24N95W TO 18N84W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 23N92W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N94W. W OF FRONT TO 91W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.