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FZNT02 KNHC 051533
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT OCT 05 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 1200 UTC SAT OCT 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 07.
 
.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KAREN NEAR 27.9N 91.7W 1008 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 
05 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE 
AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN INLAND NEAR 29.4N 
90.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN INLAND NEAR 31.3N 
85.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. 

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.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 
25N97W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 21N97W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.