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FZNT02 KNHC 080331
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI OCT 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI OCT 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 10.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 24.1N 66.6W 992 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 08
MOVING ENE OR 070 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...60 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 26.7N 62.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 95 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM E AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 31.4N 52.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...95 NM NW QUADRANT AND 150 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 36.5N 
38.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 39.0N 
27.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 36.5N 
23.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNINGS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
540 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND OVER ATLANTIC FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
570 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 48W AND 57W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNINGS OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER OF OTTO WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 65W AND 76W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 
45W AND 54W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNINGS OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 420 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 35W AND 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH 20N77W TO 15N81W TO 10N79W WITH LOW PRES NEAR 
14N79W 1007 MB. N OF 15N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 19N77W TO 15N80W TO 10N80W WITH LOW 
PRES NEAR 14N78W 1007 MB. N OF 15N W OF TROUGH TO 84W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 15N W OF TROUGH NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 19N77W TO 15N80W TO 10N81W WITH LOW 
PRES NEAR 14N79W 1008 MB. S OF 16N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.06 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.