000
FZNT02 KNHC 240946
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RICHARD NEAR 16.5N 85.5W 995 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT
24 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 9 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 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICHARD INLAND NEAR 17.2N
89.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD INLAND NEAR 17.6N
90.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD INLAND NEAR 18.2N 
91.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD OVER WATER NEAR
19.5N 93.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RICHARD NEAR 21.0N
95.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 28N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 37W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 27N E OF 
42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25N39W TO 20N41W. FROM 24N TO 28N 
E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 17N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 21N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. E OF 
75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...S OF 20N W OF 85W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 15N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N E OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 95W S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.