000
FZNT02 KNHC 240334
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN OCT 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RICHARD NEAR 16.3N 84.6W 995 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT
24 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICHARD NEAR 16.8N 87.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICHARD INLAND NEAR 17.1N
89.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD INLAND NEAR 17.5N 
90.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD OVER WATER NEAR
19.0N 93.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RICHARD NEAR 21.0N
94.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 30N E OF 43W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 43W AND 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 28N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 29N BETWEEN 63W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 54W AND 63W AND N OF 24N BETWEEN 46W AND 54W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
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 84W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 75W AND FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 
82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 88W...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.