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FZNT02 KNHC 030942
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON OCT 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 05.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 15.2N 74.9W 943 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 03
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 33 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 IN MIXED SWELL
FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W. FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 74W
AND 77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 17.9N 74.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180 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 IN MIXED SWELL FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W...AND N
OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 21.4N 74.8W. 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. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND
90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM
NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 20N TO 27N E OF THE BAHAMAS TO 68W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 24.6N 75.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 27.6N 76.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 30.8N 77.0W. 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 LOW PRES NEAR 22N56.5W 1011 MB MOVING NW AT 10 KT. WITHIN
150 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
20N TO 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9FT
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 38N AND 45N WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED E AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 40W AND 49W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED E AND N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HURRICANE WARNING FROM 12N TO
17.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W...INCLUDING THE
MONA PASSAGE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...
EXCEPT SEAS TO 8 FT IN MONA PASSAGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.