000
FZNT02 KNHC 290918
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON OCT 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 31.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 25.7N 57.8W 984 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 29
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 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 600 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE
QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 24N BETWEEN 49W AND
60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA N OF 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 27.7N 58.7W. 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 300 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 29 FT.
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 23N BETWEEN 50W AND 63W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
N OF 22N BETWEEN 45W AND 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR N OF AREA NEAR 33.0N 54.7W. 
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
360 NM N WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 33 FT.
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N
OF 24N BETWEEN 45W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 41.5N 
46.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 46.0N 
35.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 48.0N 
26.0W. 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 8 TO 11 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 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.