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FZNT02 KNHC 020934
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN OCT 02 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN OCT 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 04.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 13.9N 74.0W 940 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 02
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT
GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...240 NM NW
QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL S OF 18N BETWEEN 69W AND
81W. S OF 15N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 15.6N 74.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
180 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SWELL FROM 10N TO 18.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W. IN THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUIDING TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 18.8N 74.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
OVERFORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 240 S AND 210 NM N SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 22.6N 74.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 25.5N 75.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 28.0N 76.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 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 FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 50W AND 55 WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HURRICANE WARNING FROM
12N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 71W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND
76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.