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FZNT02 KNHC 170902
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1030 UTC FRI OCT 17 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GONZALO NEAR 29.3N 66.8W 946 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 17 
MOVING NNE OR 025 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT 
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE 
QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM 
NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 44 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF LINE 27N77W TO 23N73W 
TO 22N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GONZALO NEAR 34.5N 63.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 
180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 58W AND 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA N OF LINE 28N72W TO 20N62W TO 20N57W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL GONZALO NEAR 44.5N 54.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...120 NM NW QUADRANT AND 
240 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE 
QUADRANT...390 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW 
QUADRANT OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS MERGED BELOW. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL GONZALO NEAR 54.0N 
32.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL GONZALO NEAR 56.6N 
6.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 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.                                       

.E OF LINE 31N60W TO 22N60W TO 13N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE 31N57W TO 19N55W TO 07N40W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. FROM 
20N TO 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 18N44W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.