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FZNT02 KNHC 122032
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 14.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 29.2N 66.6W 962 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 12
MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS
115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...140 NM NE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE...210 NM SE...360 NM SW AND 480 NM NW
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW AND 520 NM NW QUADRANTS
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY
A LINE FROM 31N57W TO 20N66W TO 27N80W TO 31N81W TO 31N57W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 32.7N 64.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS.
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 210 NM SW QUADRANTS
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N57W TO 21N71W TO 27N80W TO 31N81W TO
31N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 36.6N 57.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW AND 160 NM NW QUADRANTS.
N OF 28N BETWEEN 53W AND 58W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N52W TO
27N57W TO 26N76W TO 28N79W TO 31N75W TO 31N52W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL NICOLE NEAR 38.8N 51.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL NICOLE NEAR 38.8N 50.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL NICOLE NEAR 40.0N 49.5W.
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 30N40W 1014 MB. N OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO 23N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND SE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N41.5W 1015 MB. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 37W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.