000 FZNT02 KNHC 241558 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SUN OCT 24 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SUN OCT 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 26. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE RICHARD NEAR 16.9N 86.9W 991 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 24 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICHARD INLAND NEAR 17.8N 90.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 16N TO 19N W OF 86W WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD INLAND NEAR 18.4N 91.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD INLAND NEAR 19.1N 93.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD OVER WATER NEAR 20.5N 94.5W. 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 21.5N 95.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST...POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RICHARD DISSIPATED. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N50W TO 26N60W TO 25N76W. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N44W TO 24N54W TO 22N65W TO 22N74W. NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N50W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .ATLC FROM 19N TO 30N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 19N TO 27N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 30N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. FROM 16N TO 23N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .ATLC FROM 13N TO 22N W OF 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. .CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 19N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 19N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO BETWEEN 85W AND 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF 85W E TO SE 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.