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FZNT02 KNHC 282151
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN OCT 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 25.7N 55.5W 989 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 28 
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 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 240 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM NE...240 NM SE...180 
NM SW...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 21N BETWEEN 40W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 
40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS 
AND TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 24N53W TO 26N53W TO 26N54W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF ANOTHER 
LINE FROM 28N54W TO 28N55W TO 27N57W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 26.9N 58.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANT 
...120 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 
FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 600 NM NE...240 NM 
SE...180 NM SW AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 19N BETWEEN 52W AND 66W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 30.7N 57.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM N AND 180 SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
26N BETWEEN 52W AND 63W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND A LINE FROM 31N71W TO 
22N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR N OF AREA NEAR 38.0N 50.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR WELL N OF 
AREA NEAR 45.0N 39.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR WELL N OF 
AREA NEAR 45.0N 30.0W. 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR ATLC FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 52W AND 44W AND FROM 26N 
TO 29N E OF 44W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT 
BETWEEN 44W AND 52W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN 44W AND 
52W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N AND E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.