000
FZNT02 KNHC 130225
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 30.7N 34.7W 970 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 13
MOVING ENE OR 060 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE
QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 32.2N 31.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 100 NM 
SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 36.0N 23.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT.  OVER FORECAST
S OF 31N AND W OF 35W WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST- TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OPHELIA NEAR 
45.0N 14.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST- TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OPHELIA NEAR 56.0N
7.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. 
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW OPHELIA NEAR 56.0N 7.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N42W TO 29N48W 
TO 29N53W TO 31N54W TO 31N42W TO 30N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N74W TO 
11N76W TO 12N76W TO 13N76W TO 13N74W TO 11N74W...INCLUDING WITHIN
90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 24N96W TO 20N96W.
S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.06 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.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.