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FZNT02 KNHC 172130
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI OCT 17.                              
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 18.                      
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GONZALO NEAR 31.7N 65.3W 949 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 17 
MOVING N-NE OR 025 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT 
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 250 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
220 NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM 
SE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E OF BAHAMAS N OF 20N BETWEEN 56W AND 77W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL E OF 
68W AND NW SWELL W OF 68W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GONZALO NEAR 38.7N 60.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SE 
QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 52W AND 66W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL GONZALO NEAR 50.5N 
45.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...120 NM NW 
QUADRANT AND 240 NM SE QUADRANT. CONDITIONS N OF AREA.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL GONZALO NEAR 56.5N 
18.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 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.                                       

.FROM 26N TO 29N BETWEEN 42W AND 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 56W N OF A LINE FROM 
22N56W TO 11N48W TO 11N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 13 FT N OF 30N E OF 40W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 26N TO 29N BETWEEN 42W AND 48W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A 
LINE FROM 31N56W TO 07N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N59W TO 20N45W TO 06N52W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.