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FZNT02 KNHC 052151
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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 1800 UTC SAT OCT 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 07.
 
.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KAREN NEAR 28.1N 91.7W 1007 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 
05 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE 
QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN INLAND NEAR 29.3N 
89.4W. FROM 27N TO 29N BETWEEN 87W AND 89W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAREN NEAR 29.7N 
84.4W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 84W AND 85W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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 29N89W TO 
22N97W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 19N96W. S OF 22N 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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.