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FZNT02 KNHC 062221
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED OCT 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED OCT 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 08.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.SUBTROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 23.2N 68.3W 990 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT
06 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...0 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM
SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 24.5N 67.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 N AND 120 S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 26.8N 63.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 30.3N 55.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 34.5N
44.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 39.0N
31.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 150 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
25N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 660 NM SE 
AND 510 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 420 NM SE 
AND 360 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N71W TO 22N78W. W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED 
ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 12N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 86W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.42 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.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.