201 
FZNT02 KNHC 040901
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU OCT 04 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 06.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 31.4N 57.1W 976 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 04 
MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 
85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE 
QUADRANT...540 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 510 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 41 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 
240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 FT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF ATLC FORECAST WATERS OUTSIDE BAHAMAS W OF LINE FROM 
31N47W TO 23N50W TO 16N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 35.1N 58.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...160 NM SW QUADRANT AND 170 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE QUADRANT...480 
NM SE QUADRANT...360 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 450 NM 
SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N72W TO 31N44W TO 24N49W TO 18N61W TO 19N67W TO 
27N77W TO 31N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 36.8N 57.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...160 NM NW QUADRANT AND 
190 NM SE QUADRANT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND 12 FT SEAS N 
OF FORECAST WATERS. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 36.3N 54.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 35.5N 51.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 34.5N 48.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.