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FZNT02 KNHC 042202
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI OCT 04 2013

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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 06.
 
.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KAREN NEAR 25.9N 90.3W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 
04 MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE 
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KAREN NEAR 27.9N 90.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 
92W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KAREN NEAR 29.9N 87.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KAREN NEAR 33.0N 
82.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE 
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE 
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.