000
FZNT02 KNHC 242135
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RICHARD NEAR 17.2N 88.0W 981 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 24
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 95 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 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...150
NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICHARD INLAND NEAR 17.6N
89.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICHARD INLAND NEAR 18.0N
90.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...75 NM NE QUADRANT 
AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD OVER WATER NEAR 
19.5N 92.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RICHARD NEAR 21.3N
94.3W. 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 23.0N
96.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 30N BETWEEN 54W AND 77W AND FROM 14N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 54W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 54W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 29N BETWEEN 53W AND 75W AND FROM 
23N TO 29N BETWEEN 47W AND 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 23N BETWEEN 40W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 67W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 30N E OF 42W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 30N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 42W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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