000
FZNT02 KNHC 292130
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON OCT 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC HURRICANE SANDY N OF AREA NEAR 38.8N 74.4W 940 MB AT 2100 
UTC OCT 29 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 24 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF AREA. 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 660 NM SW AND 1000 NM SE QUADRANTS 
OF SANDY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 50W AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 
50W AND E OF BAHAMAS WIND 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
PRIMARILY W TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 60W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 26N44W. N OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
S OF FRONT TO 21N AND E OF 41W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN PRIMARILY 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 COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NE OF LINE 31N48W TO 
25N35W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 15N50W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 47W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 27N E OF 47W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
A LINE FROM 15N60W TO 15N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF A LINE FROM 30N90W TO 27N90W TO 22N84W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N E OF 91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.42 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.