000 FZNT02 KNHC 120408 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE OCT 12 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE OCT 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 14. .WARNINGS. ..HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM PAULA AT 16.8N 84.6W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 12 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PAULA NEAR 17.9N 85.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PAULA NEAR 19.4N 86.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 85 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PAULA NEAR 21.0N 86.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE...105 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PAULA NEAR 21.5N 85.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 GUSTS 75 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PAULA NEAR 21.5N 84.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PAULA NEAR 21.5N 83.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC E OF LINE FROM 31N54W TO 20N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC S OF 20N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAULA WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAULA WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS S OF 19N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAULA WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF 85W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W TO 78W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W TO 78W E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLUMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W TO 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO STRAITS OF FLORIDA NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAULA WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAULA WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR GULF OF MEXICO FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 24N92W TO 24N97W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 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.