000
FZNT02 KNHC 082202
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI OCT 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 10.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 26.8N 62.3W 976 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 08
MOVING NE OR 055 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 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 300 NM NE QUADRANT...240
NM SE QUADRANT...360 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 31.3N 54.6W. 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 NE QUADRANT...210 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 330 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 38.2N 40.6W. 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 
240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 24 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 42.0N
30.0W. 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 41.0N
25.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 39.0N
20.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNING OVER ATLC FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 360 NM NW AND 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 
65W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNING OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 390 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 65W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM OTTO TO 31N43W TO 20N70W. 
N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH 17N74W TO LOW PRES 13N78W 1008 MB TO 10N81W. S 
OF 15N W OF TROUGH NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 17N77W TO LOW PRES 12N80W 1009 MB TO 
09N82W. S OF 15N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N78W TO 09N81W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.