000
FZNT02 KNHC 070303
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 09.

.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.SUBTROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 23.5N 68.2W 990 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT
07 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 24.7N 66.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...90 NM NW QUADRANT AND 120 NM 
SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 N AND 120 S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 27.8N 61.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 95 NM NE QUADRANT...135 NM SE QUADRANT...115 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 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 32.0N 52.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 37.0N
38.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 42.0N
27.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 390 NM NE AND 180 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
21N 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 480 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 DISSIPATING 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 STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS 
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH FROM 21N79W TO 09N81W N OF 12N W OF TROUGH N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 21N78W TO 16N81W TO 10N81W W OF 
TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N68W TO 16N81W TO 09N81W. N OF 
11N W OF TROUGH TO 84W NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 14N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.42 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 24N E OF 86W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.36 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.