000 FZNT02 KNHC 031020 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 1030 UTC SAT OCT 03 2015 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT OCT 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 05. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR 25.2N 73.1W 945 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 03 MOVING NE OR 045 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 585 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 525 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 63W AND 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 21N W OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR 29.2N 69.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...140 NM NW QUADRANT AND 200 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 320 NM NE AND 585 NW QUADRANTS...AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM N AND 500 NM S SEMICIRCLES...EXCEPT 180 NM W QUADRANT...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 21N W OF 61W AND OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR 34.1N 66.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 58W AND 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 22 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 31N81W TO 21.5N62W TO 24N56W TO 31N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR 38.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOAQUIN NEAR 42.5N 50.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL JOAQUIN NEAR 47.0N 32.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 27N53W 1005 MB. WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27.5N BETWEEN 46W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 48W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N 54W 1008 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 48W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N54W 1008 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N52.5W 1011 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 15N37W TO 09N38W. E OF WAVE AXIS SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 16N38W TO 09N39W. E OF WAVE AXIS SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.