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FZNT02 KNHC 110910
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE OCT 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE OCT 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 13.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 27.1N 65.9W 992 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT
11 MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE QUADRANT.SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND
90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE
AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 22N BETWEEN 58W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 28.5N 67.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM E AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLES. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 25
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 31N57W TO 21N70W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE N OF AREA NEAR 31.5N 66.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN
240 NM SE AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 210 NM SW QUADRANTS
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 36.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 40.0N 56.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL NICOLE NEAR 42.0N
53.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 W OF LINE FROM 31N66W TO 24N73W E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 68W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 31N69W TO 27N71W E OF 78W NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
21N W OF 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NICOLE WARNING SECTION...
W OF LINE FROM 31N58W TO 21N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12
FT IN MIXED SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC N OF 30N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO 26N35W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 36W S OF 15N. FROM
11N TO 14N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.