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FZNT02 KNHC 051012
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI NOV 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI NOV 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 07.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 18.1N 74.9W 984 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 05
MOVING NE OR 035 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...35 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 22.1N 72.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 25.8N 69.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 
20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 27.5N 67.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW TOMAS NEAR 28.5N 
65.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW TOMAS NEAR 28.5N 
63.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 27N81W. S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 
76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E OF FRONT TO 65W 
SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF 
FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO 55W N OF 16N E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N71W TO 23N73W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TOMAS WARNING...S OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 18N E OF FRONT TO 58W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S TO 
SW 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 26N70W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN TOMAS WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF BAHAMAS AND W OF FRONT N OF 22N N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT W 
OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 62W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS TO 67W WINDS LES THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N40W TO 26N53W. WITHIN 90 NM N OF TROUGH W 
OF 47W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N35W TO 24N50W. NW OF TROUGH TO 
58W N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL. E OF TROUGH N OF 27N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N51W TO 23N53W. W OF TROUGH TO 
58W N OF 26W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. E OF TROUGH 
TO 43W N OF 23N AND N OF 19N E OF 43W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 53W AND 62W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 23N46W TO 12N52W. FROM 12N TO 16N E OF TROUGH 
TO 40W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH 16N73W TO 10N83W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
TOMAS WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF 85W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONTAL TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TOMAS N OF AREA. FRONTAL TROUGH 18N71W TO 
10N77W. W OF 77W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN W SWELL. E OF TROUGH TO 69W N OF 14W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 18N68W TO 12N73W. W OF 
TROUGH EXCEPT WITHIN 180 NM OF THE TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT N OF 19N 
E OF 83W.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 21N88W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER AREA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT. E OF 92W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 25N E OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.