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FZNT02 KNHC 101526
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON OCT 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON OCT 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 25.7N 65.2W 992 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT
10 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...330 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 21N TO 29N BETWEEN 58W AND 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 29N BETWEEN 57W AND 66W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 27.2N 66.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 160 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 25N
BETWEEN 61W AND 69W WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM
E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 22N
BETWEEN 56W AND 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 28.5N 66.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 25N
BETWEEN 64W AND 70W WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM
OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 21N BETWEEN 56W AND 70W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 31.8N 65.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 36.7N 59.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL NICOLE NEAR 41.2N
53.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 22N74W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N AND E
OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 12 FT IN N SWELL N AND E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 25N70W. W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL N
AND E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 69W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF
67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL N AND E OF
BAHAMAS.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 40W AND 45W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.