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FZNT02 KNHC 180254
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC SAT OCT 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.HURRICANE GONZALO NEAR 32.7N 64.5W 951 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 18 
MOVING N-NE OR 030 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT 
GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE 
QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 320 
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 12 FT OR GREATER. REMAINDER AREA N OF 23N BETWEEN 
55W AND 70W AND N OF 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 68W AND NW SWELL W OF 68W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GONZALO NEAR 41.2N 57.5. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 57W AND 64W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL GONZALO NEAR 52.0N 
39.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
180 NM SW QUADRANT. CONDITIONS N OF AREA.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL GONZALO NEAR 57.0N 
11.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 44W AND 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 55W N OF A LINE FROM 
17N55W TO 08N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL...EXCEPT TO 13 FT N OF 29N E OF 38W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 27N TO 29N BETWEEN 42W AND 49W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A 
LINE FROM 31N57W TO 07N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N59W TO 21N46W TO 06N51W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 19N47W TO 06N54W 
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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.