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FZNT02 KNHC 232144
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT OCT 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RICHARD NEAR 16.1N 84.2W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT
23 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICHARD NEAR 16.5N 87.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM NE QUADRANT AND OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT AND S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICHARD INLAND NEAR 17.2N
90.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...35 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 
NM NW QUADRANT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD OVER WATER NEAR
18.5N 93.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RICHARD NEAR 20.5N
95.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 30N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 29N E OF 47W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 27N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 21N44W TO 08N48W. FROM 16N TO 30N BETWEEN 40W 
AND 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 
TROUGH TO 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14N48W TO 07N52W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N BETWEEN 53W AND 65W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 22N BETWEEN 47W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...S OF 20N W OF 83W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 85W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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.