000
FZNT02 KNHC 130303
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 15.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 30.1N 66.4W 950 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 13
MOVING NNE OR 020 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...130 NM SE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE...210 NM SE...390 NM SW AND 480
NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 43 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW AND 480 NM NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OPEN
WATERS BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 19N68W TO 27N80W TO
31N81W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 33.8N 62.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE AND 160 NM SE QUADRANTS.
OVER FORECAST WATERS BOUNDED BY 31N58W TO 28N62W TO 31N66W TO
31N58W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE OPEN WATERS
WITHIN BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N56W TO 22N72W TO 27N80W TO
31N80W T 31N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY
IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NICOLE NEAR 37.3N 55.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 220 NM NW QUADRANT. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N51W TO 28N55W TO 30N77W TO 31N79W TO
31N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
SWELL.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL NICOLE NEAR 38.5N 50.5W. 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 38.5N 50.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL NICOLE NEAR 40.0N 49.0W.
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 30N41W 1014 MB. NE OF LINE FROM 31N46W TO 23N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND SE
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N41.5W 1015 MB. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N E OF 36W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.42 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.