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FZNT02 KNHC 132208
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED OCT 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 15.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE PAULA NEAR 21.7N 85.6W 992 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 13
MOVING NNE OR 025 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...15 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PAULA NEAR 22.7N 84.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PAULA INLAND NEAR 23.0N 81.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PAULA 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING NW PORTIONS AT 31N80W 
WITH PRE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N73W TO 27N80W. WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF TROUGH N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 26.5N80W. NW OF FRONT N 
OF 30N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 180 
NM SE OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAULA WARNINGS...WITHIN 100 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 84W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS MAINLY 
N OF 21N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 82W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAULA WARNINGS...WITHIN 100 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAULA WARNINGS...WITHIN 100 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N BETWEEN 81W AND 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 85 AND 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAULA WARNINGS...WITHIN 100 
NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 25N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W 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 GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.