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FZNT02 KNHC 300304
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       
0430 UTC WED SEP 30 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED SEP 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 02.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOAQUIN NEAR 25.8N 71.7W 988 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 
30 MOVING WSW OR 240 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 25N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR 25.2N 73.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 
150 SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W AND OUTSIDE THE 
BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR 24.9N 74.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 150 SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W 
OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR 26.7N 74.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR 31.3N 72.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR 35.5N 72.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 24N45W TO 28N60W. N OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 22N45W TO  
23N55W TO 22N60W TO 26N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 
24N45W TO 25N50W THEN TROUGH TO 25N60W TO 29N65W. N OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 50W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND TROUGH BETWEEN 48W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 
25N45W THEN TROUGH TO 26N55W TO 28N65W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 
60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 
60W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.