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FZNT02 KNHC 051609
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI NOV 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 07.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE TOMAS AT 19.1N 74.4W 987 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV 05 MOVING 
N-NE OR 030 DEG AT 10 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 75 GUSTS 90 
KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 
50 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 23.1N 72.1W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN AREAS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITH SEAS 
TO 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 26.0N 69.9W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREAS OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 27.5N 67.5W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW TOMAS NEAR 28.0N 
64.5W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW TOMAS NEAR 29.0N 
62.5W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 23N82W.  S OF 22N FROM 72W TO 
77W  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E OF FRONT TO 60W 
SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS TO 33 KT WITHIN 90 NM 
OF FRONT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE.  
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO 55W N OF 25N  E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 20N74W.  EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN TOMAS WARNING...S OF 26N FROM 69W TO 75W  WINDS TO 33 
KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 
FRONT TO 64W  SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT SW TO 30 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
EXCEPT TO 15 FT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT.  N OF 24N E OF 64W  NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 26N70W.  EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN TOMAS WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS  WINDS TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 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 LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N39W TO 27N53W TO 30N60W.  WITHIN 90 NM N OF 
TROUGH W OF 47W  NE WINDS 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 31N37W TO 21N49W.  CONDITIONS 
MERGE IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 22N49W TO 14N49W.  FROM 14N TO 18N E OF TROUGH 
TO 40W  E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH DISSIPATED.  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN  COLD FRONT ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL.  HURRICANE TOMAS 
AT19.1N 74.4W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TOMAS WARNING...ELSEWHERE N 
OF 16N FROM 72W TO 76W  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  W OF 
COLD FRONT  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 
COLD FRONT  WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TOMAS N OF AREA.  FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 70W.  
N OF 15N W OF 77W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
ELSEWHERE W OF 80W  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 SE OF AREA.  ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 21N W OF 93W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL.  E OF 90W  N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.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 WALLY BARNES.  TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.