000
FZNT02 KNHC 070233
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN NOV 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN NOV 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE NOV 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 25.2N 69.6W 987 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 07 
MOVING N NE OR 025 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT 
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 85 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 25.8N 69.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 26.1N 68.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 70 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 80 NM 
SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 27.4N 63.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 0 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 
15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW TOMAS NEAR 31.0N 
57.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW TOMAS DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TOMAS WARNING...COLD FRONT FROM 
31N68W TO 25N71W TO 20N70W. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 65W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE 
SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
NE SWELL... HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TOMAS WARNING...COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 25N71W TO 20N67W. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO 
65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N BETWEEN 60W AND 
65W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL NE OF 
BAHAMAS...HIGHEST ALONG 31N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TOMAS WARNING...COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N63W TO TOMAS WITH TROUGH FROM TOMAS TO 18N64W. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT AND TROUGH TO 55W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 17N TO 22N E OF TROUGH TO 55W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER 
OF AREA W OF FRONT AND TROUGH TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 75W AND NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 29N48W TO 24N50W TO 19N52W. N OF 24N E OF 50W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR 31N45W. N OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N50W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N54W TO 26N55W TO 20N57W. N OF 
22N E OF TROUGH TO 50W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 31N. N OF 20N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N W OF TROUGH TO 
60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST 
ALONG 31N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 25N E OF 50W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 18N35W TO 13N40W. FROM 18N TO 24N E OF 44W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN SHEAR AXIS FROM 18N74W TO 15N75W TO 10N80W. NW OF 
SHEAR AXIS N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR AXIS FROM 18N71W TO 14N75W TO 10N79W.
NW OF SHEAR AXIS N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL 
S OF 20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR AXIS DISSIPATED. FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 
75W AND N OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. S OF 12N W OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH FROM 18N71W TO 12N71W. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 17N68W TO 12N70W. WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 
25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. E OF LINE FROM 29N85W TO 22N88W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT S OF 25N.
.42 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.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.