000 FZNT02 KNHC 272211 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SAT OCT 27 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SAT OCT 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 29. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 30.2N 75.2W 961 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 27 MOVING NE OR 035 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 450 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 280 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 600 NM NE QUADRANT...630 NM SE QUADRANT...360 NM SW QUADRANT... AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 33.4N 72.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 630 NM SE QUADRANT AND 510 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 41 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SANDY NEAR 37.9N 72.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE...330 NM SW QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 960 NM SE QUADRANT AND 720 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SANDY NEAR 40.0N 77.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SANDY NEAR 42.5N 76.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SANDY NEAR 45.5N 74.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... .FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SANDY WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 720 NM NE QUADRANT...750 NM SE QUADRANT...540 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT OF SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST INNER HALF. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 720 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST INNER HALF. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 900 NM SE QUADRANT OF SANDY WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 720 NM SE QUADRANT AND 900 NM SW QUADRANT OF SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST INNER HALF. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 55W AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL... HIGHEST NW HALF. .ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 26N44W TO 26N49W THEN STATIONARY TO 28N57W. W OF FRONT TO 52W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST OLD COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 27N48W TO 28N60W. W OF FRONT TO 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO 23N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 25N40W TO 24N47W. NW OF FRONT TO 47W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO 21N AND E OF 47W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 24N E OF 40W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .CARIBBEAN N OF 19N E OF 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE... SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 24N94W TO 19N96W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF 90W AND W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 26N90W TO 22N95W TO 18N95W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 24N90W TO 18N95W. W OF FRONT TO 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 90W AND W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 23N E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO E OF A LINE FROM 30N85W TO 26N85W TO 23N83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH COLD FRONT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.