000 FZNT02 KNHC 082223 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SAT OCT 08 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO. SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 10. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 24.8N 65.8W 999 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 08 MOVING SSW OR 195 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...40 NM NW QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 24N BETWEEN 62W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 24.2N 65.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...50 NM NW QUADRANT AND 110 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 23N TO 30N BETWEEN 61W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 25.7N 65.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 24N BETWEEN 60W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 27.5N 66.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 30.4N 65.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 33.9N 62.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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. .HURRICANE MATTHEW N OF AREA NEAR 33.8N 78.4W 974 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 08 MOVING ENE OR 070 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM W SEMICIRCLE...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 140 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 28N76W TO 31N73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW N OF AREA NEAR 34.5N74.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF AREA. N OF A LINE FROM 28.5N80W TO 28.5N76W TO 31N72W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 27.5N79W TO 27.5N75W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MATTHEW NEAR 33.0N70.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 24N74W TO 23N82W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 31N71W. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 27N80W TO 24N74W TO 25N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 20N98W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 86W AND 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 19N96W. S OF 22N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 19N96W. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 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. $$ .FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.