000
FZNT02 KNHC 291503
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED SEP 29 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 01.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM AND GALE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 22.6N 80.6W 996 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP
29 MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 300 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 300 NM SW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL NICOLE NEAR 29.4N 78.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM AND GALE FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 250 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER S OF 31N WITHIN 390 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES.
SEAS TO 20 FT WATERS S OF 31N.
.36 HOUR FORECAST ...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF 65W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...TROUGH 31N78W TO 
23N79W. N OF 27N WITHIN 360 NM E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH TO 63W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N75W TO 21N76W. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH 
TO 68W S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 
E OF TROUGH TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W 
OF TROUGH TO 78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL. 

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 23N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 23N E OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL. S OF 12N E OF 
40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 25N E OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 12N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN SE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 15N W OF 74W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22N80W TO 16N87W. N OF 14N E OF TROUGH 
TO 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21N78W TO 15N73W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
  
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.