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FZNT02 KNHC 291456
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON OCT 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC HURRICANE SANDY N OF AREA NEAR 37.5N 71.5W 943 MB AT 1500 
UTC OCT 29 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF AREA.
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 690 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF SANDY WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. COLD FRONT FROM 
31N76W TO 22N80W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS...HIGHEST NE HALF. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 22N80W. N OF 
25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
26N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR 31N. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 45W AND OUTSIDE 
BAHAMAS WIND 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY W TO NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N CENTRAL PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 26N76W TO 24N78W. N 
OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N76W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
31N76W. N OF A LINE FROM 10N50W TO 19N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NE PART.

.ATLC LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 36N38W 991 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW 
TO 31N38W TO 24N44W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 510 NM SW 
QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY 
NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO 20N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 36N35W 991 MB. COLD 
FRONT FROM LOW TO 31N35W TO 25N37W TO 20N43W. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 660 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 45W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA NEAR 34N34W 991 MB. COLD 
FRONT FROM LOW TO 26N35W TO 20N40W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
720 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 20N35W 
TO 10N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 22N79W TO 17N88W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF A LINE FROM 30N93W TO 24N90W TO 22N85W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF A LINE FROM 30N89W TO 25N87W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.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.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.