000 FZNT02 KNHC 081009 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC FRI OCT 08 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. PAN PAN ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 10. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 24.8N 65.5W 986 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 08 MOVING ENE OR 060 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 28.0N 60.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 33.2N 49.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N AND 390 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 38.5N 34.0W. 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 25.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 36.5N 21.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNING OVER ATLC FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM NW AND 410 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 27N W OF 57W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N WINDS W OF 65W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNING OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 330 NM NW AND 450 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 62W AND 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNING OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .ATLC E OF LINE FROM 31N42W TO 28N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 22N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 51W S OF 14N. FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 43W AND 51W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN TROUGH 20N77W TO TO 10N81W. W OF TROUGH TO 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N77W TO 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 14N79W TO 10N79W. W OF TROUGH TO 84W N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF TROUGH S OF 15N NW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N77W TO 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 14N79W TO 10N79W. WITHIN 240 NM W OF TROUGH N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF TROUGH S OF 15N NW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN N OF 16N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .18 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. .12 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 SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.