000
FZNT02 KNHC 302101
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI OCT 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 13.5N 61.4W 992 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 30
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...90
NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 14.5N 65.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM N SEMICIRCLE 90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 15.2N 69.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 15.7N 72.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 16.0N 74.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 16.5N 74.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS S OF 19N BETWEEN 
53W AND 64W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS S OF 18N BETWEEN 
60W AND 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM S OF 18N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC N OF 27N BETWEEN 44W AND 47W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 27N72W THEN STATIONARY TO 24N80W. N 
OF 70W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM S OF 15N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 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 DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.