000 FZNT02 KNHC 281616 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SUN OCT 28 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN OCT 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 30. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 32.5N 72.6W 951 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 28 MOVING NE OR 045 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 660 NM SE QUADRANT AND 460 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 36.4N 70.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 400 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 900 NM SE AND 720 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SANDY NEAR 40.1N 76.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT...220 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 1200 NM SE AND 720 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SANDY NEAR 41.3N 77.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SANDY NEAR 44.5N 76.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SANDY NEAR 46.6N 73.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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 WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 700 NM SE AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS OF SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST N. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 750 NM SE AND 800 NM SW QUADRANTS OF SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 24 FT...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N THROUGH NE OF BAHAMAS...N OF 18N AND W OF 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 67W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 50W...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS...AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 24N. .ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 28N50W. NW OF FRONT TO 52W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 25N46W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 47W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO 21N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N37W TO 25N41W. N OF 25N E OF 44W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 20N93W TO 18N95W. N OF FRONT TO 25N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF FRONT TO 27N E OF 86W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 24N82W TO 23N90W TO 18N95W. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 24N E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 25N E OF 87W 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.