000
FZNT02 KNHC 290400
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON OCT 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 31.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 25.6N 57.0W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 29
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...540 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
390 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN
45W AND 62W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 27.1N 59.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
360 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 48W AND 65W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
N OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 32.0N 56.0W. 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 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE 
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 58W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 24N BETWEEN 47W AND 
70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 19N
BETWEEN 45W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 39.0N 
48.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 44.0N 
38.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 45.0N 
29.0W. 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.

.ATLC N OF 24N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.