000
FZNT02 KNHC 220244
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI OCT 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RICHARD NEAR 15.9N 80.5W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 
22 MOVING S SE OR 160 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICHARD NEAR 15.8N 81.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICHARD NEAR 16.5N 84.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 105 NM NE...90 NM SE...45 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 
25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICHARD NEAR 17.5N 87.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICHARD INLAND NEAR 19.5N
89.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD OVER WATER NEAR
21.5N 89.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N65W TO 25N75W. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
TROUGH SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N60W TO 29N65W TO 23N74W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N53W TO 26N56W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 27N E OF 42W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC TROUGH 10N45W TO LOW PRES 14N41W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH TO 
18N38W. FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 38W AND 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 09N47W TO LOW PRES 14N46W 1009 MB WITH 
TROUGH TO 15N40W. FROM 13N TO 22N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N50W 1010 MB. FROM 11N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 62W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.   

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICHARD WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICHARD WARNING...WITHIN 
240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 300 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 95W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 88W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.