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FZNT02 KNHC 071618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU OCT 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 23.8N 68.0W 992 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 07 
MOVING NE OR 035 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 
210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 25.7N 65.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 
NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 27.6N 61.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW 
QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM E AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 29.8N 57.2W. 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 22 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 34.7N
45.2W. 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 39.0N
32.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 39.0N
25.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNINGS WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 210 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
16N TO 25N BETWEEN 57W AND 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNINGS WITHIN 360 NM 
E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF BAHAMAS TO 65W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNINGS OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 420 NM SE AND 330 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 70W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 21N76W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.ATLC FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 40W AND 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 45W AND 54W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH 20N77W TO 10N81W. W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N76W TO 10N80W. N OF 11N BETWEEN 80W 
AND 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N75W TO 11N79W. FROM 11N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 81W AND 84W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 14N E OF 70W INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N E OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.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 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.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.