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FZNT02 KNHC 070939
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU OCT 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.SUBTROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 23.6N 68.2W 992 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT
07 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 25.1N 66.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 26.8N 63.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NEQUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW 
QUADTANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 
N AND 120 S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 28.8N 59.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 33.5N 
48.5W. 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 38.5N
35.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 41.0N
25.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 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 31N70W 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 21N79W TO 11N81W W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N73W TO 10N80W. N OF 11N BETWEEN 80W 
AND 84W NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N73W TO 11N79W FROM 11N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 81W AND 84W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 89W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
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 DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.