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FZNT02 KNHC 092143
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT OCT 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OTTO NEAR 32.4N 52.6W 984 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 09
MOVING NE OR 055 DEG AT 28 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE
QUADRANT...190 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 65 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...480 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 29 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 38.0N 40.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER 
ATLC FORECAST WATERS N OF 25N BETWEEN 41W AND 55W WITH SEAS TO 
17 FT. WARNING CONDITIONS SHIFTED N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNING...OVER ATLC FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 420 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF OTTO WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 44W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN OTTO WARNING...OVER ATLC 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N E OF 42W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 44W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 24N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES 13.5N81W 1008 MB MOVING W 4 KT. TROUGH FROM 
LOW CENTER TO 20N77W. WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...14N82W 
1008 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW CENTER TO 19N78W. WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 82W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...15N84W 
1008 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW CENTER TO 19N80W. WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 82W 
N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 71W E TO SE 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 AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.