000
FZNT02 KNHC 090355
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT OCT 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT OCT 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 11.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 27.8N 60.8W 972 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 09 
MOVING ENE OR 060 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE 
QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 32.6N 51.7W. 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 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...360 NM SW QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 40.0N 
36.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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 
240 NM NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE QUADRANT...540 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 43.0N 
28.0W. 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 43.0N 
23.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OTTO NEAR 40.0N 
20.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNING OVER ATLC FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 330 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 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 22N BETWEEN 
47W AND 55W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN S SWELL. 
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 N OF 25N BETWEEN 42W AND 52W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. N OF 24N BETWEEN 42W AND 58W NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 23N BETWEEN 58W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 19N E OF 42W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 47W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM OTTO TO 31N41W TO 20N70W. 
N OF 24N E OF 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH 17N74W TO LOW PRES 14N78W 1007 MB TO 10N81W. S 
OF 15N W OF TROUGH NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N77W TO LOW PRES 15N80W 1007 MB TO 
10N80W. S OF 15N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N79W TO LOW PRES 17N82W 1007 MB TO 
12N81W. S OF 15N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 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 . TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.