000
FZNT02 KNHC 280339
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN OCT 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN OCT 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OSCAR NEAR 25.7N 51.4W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 28 
MOVING WSW OR 240 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE 
QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT...90 
NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM NE...270 NM SE...180 
NM SW...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 
FT. N OF 29N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E AND 60 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 25.1N 56.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM NE...60 NM SE... 
150 NM SW...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM NE...150 NM SE...75 NM SW AND 210 NM NW 
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
N OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 27.2N 58.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
420 NM NE...150 NM SE...120 NM SW...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH 
SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 23N BETWEEN 
50W AND 61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA N OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN MAINLY NE SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 32.5N 55.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 41.0N 47.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 48.5N 
32.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 25.5N78W TO 21.5N90W. N OF LINE 
FROM 31N78.5W TO 29N78W TO 29N73W TO 31N67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 22N81.5W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR ATLC FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 50W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 45W AND 50W. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 26N50W TO 
21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.