Atlantic High Seas Forecast

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FZNT02 KNHC 072218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SAT NOV 07 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 18.9N 84.3W 990 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV 07
MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS
75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...75
NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE
QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IDA NEAR 21.6N 85.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 125 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
420 NM N AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS AND 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 26.3N 88.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
270 NM NE AND 210 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 390 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IDA NEAR 29.5N 87.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IDA NEAR 29.5N 86.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 24N62W THROUGH THE S 
CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR 21.5N75W. N OF FRONT TO 28N AND W OF 72W 
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT TO 18 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA IN THE GULF STREAM. WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 62W 
AND 72W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 
23N65W TO 21N77W. NW OF FRONT E OF LINE FROM 31N62W TO 29N81W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 
23N59W TO 20N72W. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 25N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 18N W OF 81W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 18N W OF 
81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 
81W AND 85W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 21N W OF 
84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 19N TO 21N SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 82W LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE. 

.GULF OF MEXICO SE OF LINE 27N83W TO 25N94W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO 
N WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 29N83W TO 27N94W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF 90W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 94W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 24N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT S 
OF 27N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 30N91W TO 19N95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N N TO NE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.