000
FZNT02 KNHC 121500
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 14.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE PAULA NEAR 18.6N 85.7W 991 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 12
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
90 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PAULA NEAR 21.0N 86.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FOR WINDS WITH SEAS TO 25 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PAULA NEAR 22.0N 86.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 
25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PAULA NEAR 22.0N 85.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PAULA NEAR 22.0N 85.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PAULA NEAR 21.5N 84.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 25N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W TO 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W TO 78W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W TO 78W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STRAITS OF FLORIDA E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
CENTER OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 
25N BETWEEN 83W AND 95W AND N OF 25N W OF 90W N TO NE 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 DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.