000
FZNT02 KNHC 290950
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON OCT 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 31.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 35.9N 70.5W 946 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 29 
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 330 NM SE AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 720 NM SE AND 660 NM SW QUADRANTS 
WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS BELOW TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 
24N W OF 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 53W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 16 FT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 66W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 47W 
E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 17 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 31N62W TO 26N69W TO 26N80W SW 
TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN
45W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 35N40W 986 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 480 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 35N35W 990 MB. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 600 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 47W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA NEAR 35N32W 993 MB. N OF 
23N E OF 45W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
18N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 20N W OF 84W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N E OF 90W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT N OF 25N E OF 87W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 87W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.