000 FZNT02 KNHC 270331 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT OCT 27 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT OCT 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 29. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 27.7N 77.1W 969 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 27 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 360 NM NE...180 NM SE...110 NM SW AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 510 NM NE...600 NM SE...360 NM SW AND 330 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 30.4N 75.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 360 NM NE...220 NM SE...170 NM SW AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 510 NM NE... 600 NM SE...360 NM SW AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 33.8N 71.9W. 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 900 NM SE QUADRANT AND 660 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 37.5N 72.0W. 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 40.0N 77.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SANDY NEAR 42.0N 76.5W. 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 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 720 NM NE QUADRANT...810 NM SE QUADRANT ...480 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330 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 690 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 900 NM SE QUADRANT OF SANDY WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 29N50W TO 31N55W. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST OLD COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 28N50W TO 31N60W. N OF 27N E OF 50W AND E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 27N42W TO 24N56W. SE OF FRONT TO 21N E OF 56W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL. .CARIBBEAN NE OF A LINE FROM 22N83W TO 16N78W TO 16N70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 80W...HIGHEST BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO E OF A LINE FROM 30N85W TO 26N88W TO 22N84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 30N86W TO 25N85W TO 23N83W 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 29N91W TO 26N95W TO 24N98W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 23N94W TO 18N94W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 25N88W TO 23N94W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N95W. W OF FRONT TO 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF 94W AND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.