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FZNT02 KNHC 030301
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON OCT 3 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON OCT 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT  5.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 14.7N 75.0W 943 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 03
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT
GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...170 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...
180 NM SE QUADRANT AND NW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N
TO 19N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 17.1N 75.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 210 NM W
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE
QUADRANT INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...240 NM SE QUADRANT...
AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW INLAND NEAR 20.6N 74.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...100
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
FROM 15N TO 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW OVER WATER NEAR 24.0N 75.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 27.1N 76.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 30.1N 76.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N55W TO 25N57W TO 24N59W TO
22N57W TO 22N55W TO 24N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N37W TO 19N38W
TO 20N40W TO 19N43W TO 17N44W TO 17N38W TO 18N37W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N41W TO 20N45W TO
17N46W TO 17N43W TO 19N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.