000
FZNT02 KNHC 081618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI OCT 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 10.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 25.9N 64.0W 979 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 08 
MOVING ENE OR 060 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE 
QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 
120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 29.7N 57.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 35.5N 45.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...220 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 40.0N 
31.0W. 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 40.0N
24.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 37.0N
22.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNING OVER ATLC FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 360 NM NW AND 390 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 55W AND 75W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N WINDS W OF 65W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
25N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNING OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 390 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM OTTO TO 26N52W TO 24N56W. 
N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N WITHIN 180 
NM NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 31N40W TO 28N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 45W AND 54W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH 20N77W TO 10N80W. W OF TROUGH TO 85W NW TO N 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N77W TO 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 12N80W 
TO 10N81W. S OF 16N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. FROM 16N TO 20N W OF TROUGH TO 84W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N77W TO 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 12N80W 
TO 10N81W. S OF 16N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.12 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.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.