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FZNT02 KNHC 072208
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT OCT 07 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NATE NEAR 28.4N 89.0W 981 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 07 
MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT 
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE 
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 
60 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
24N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NATE JUST INLAND NEAR 30.8N 
89.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...50 
NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 84W AND 90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NATE WELL INLAND NEAR 34.1N 
87.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...0 NM NW QUADRANT 
AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NATE WELL N OF AREA 
NEAR 41.1N 77.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL NATE NEAR 46.0N 
63.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 50W AND 53W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32N39W 1008 MB DRIFTING S. 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW S OF 31N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER FORECAST WATERS N 
OF 29N BETWEEN 37W AND 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL 
CYCLONE...NEAR 31N39W 1009 MB. N OF 29N BETWEEN 40W AND 44W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 
BY 31N49W TO 31N41W TO 27N45W TO 28N47W TO 31N49W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL OR 
SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 31N41W 1012 MB. N OF 28N BETWEEN 48W 
AND 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8FT IN NE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.