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FZNT02 KNHC 041620
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU NOV 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU NOV 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 06.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM TOMAS AT 16.3N 76.1W 996 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV 04 
MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 7 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 
55 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
60 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 
180 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 19.5N 74.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM 
NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN STORM FORCE WIND 
AREA WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 24.3N 71.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN STORM FORCE WIND 
AREA WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 28.0N 69.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.  
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION TOMAS NEAR 29.5N 66.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TOMAS NEAR 29.5N 
63.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N W OF 93W  NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 22N W OF 94W  NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 20N E OF 75W  SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 
FT E OF BAHAMAS.  FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 22N77W.  EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF FRONT TO 60W  SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.  N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 19N68W.  EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N W OF FRONT  NW TO N WINDS TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION.  S OF 23N E 
OF BAHAMAS  N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.  N OF 
26N E OF FRONT  SE TO S WINDS TO 33 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 25 TO 30 
KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT.  SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N39W TO 25N46W TO 10N47W.  N OF 29N E OF TROUGH
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  N OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 60W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 10N TO 15N E 
OF TROUGH  E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 31N35W TO 18N44W. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH 
TO 50W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 30N34W TO 17N48W. N OF 23N W OF TROUGH 
TO 52W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TOMAS WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
15N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  S OF 
15N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W  SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TOMAS WARNING...ELSEWHERE 
N OF 15N FROM 72W TO 80W  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  S OF 
14N FROM 72W TO 80W  SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  N OF 
17N E OF 70W  SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TOMAS N OF AREA.  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N82W TO 16N86W.  W OF FRONT  NW 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 20N75W TO 09N82W.  W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 20N75W TO 11N82W.  W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  FROM 11N TO 15N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT  SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO  1003 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N86W WITH DISSIPATING 
COLD FRONT TO 25N86W TO 21N87W.  NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 
25N92W TO 19N93W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF NEW COLD 
FRONT  NW TO N WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  S OF 25N FROM 
86W TO 92W  W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES NE OF AREA.  COLD FRONT SE OF AREA.  
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 33 
KT.  SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 22N W OF 93W  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.  N OF 22N W OF 93W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.  E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.