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FZNT02 KNHC 120237
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED OCT 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 27.4N 66.6W 974 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 12
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...100 NM NE AND 70 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 450 NM NE...210 NM SE...180 NM SW AND 480 NM NW
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...150 SW AND 660 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF FORECAST WATERS BOUNDED BY A LINE
FROM 31N56W TO 25N57W TO 20N70W TO 26N80W TO 31N81W TO 31N56W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 29.6N 66.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE...130 NM SE...100 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS.
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 TO 36 FT WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 480 NM NW QUADRANT. REMAINDER OF FORECAST WATERS BOUNDED
BY A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 21N70W TO 26N80W TO 31N81W TO 31N58W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 31.5N 65.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM SW AND 140 NM NW QUADRANTS.
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 TO 28 FT FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM
S SEMICIRCLE. REMAINDER OF FORECAST WATERS BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 
31N58W TO 21N71W TO 26N80W TO 31N80W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 33.9N 63.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...130 NM SW AND 140 NM NW QUADRANTS.
N OF 30N BETWEEN 59W AND 66W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF FORECAST WATERS BOUNDED BY A LINE
FROM 31N58W TO 23N73W TO 27N80W TO 31N78W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 38.5N 56.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL NICOLE NEAR 40.5N 52.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL NICOLE NEAR 40.0N 51.5W.
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 LOW PRES NEAR 31N37W 1013 MB. NE OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO 
27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N41W 1015 MB. N OF 27N BETWEEN
42W AND 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N39W 1016 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 15N ALONG 38W. FROM 
11N TO 14N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 15N ALONG 42W. WITHIN
120 NM OF 15N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.