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FZNT02 KNHC 291506
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON OCT 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 31.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 25.8N 58.4W 981 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 29 
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 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 25 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N42N TO 21N57W TO 25N62W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF A LINE FROM 
24N35W TO 24N50W TO 19N60W TO 24N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 28.7N 58.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 SEMICIRCLE ADN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 
180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF A LINE FROM 20N35W TO 26N50W TO 23N58W TO 
23N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR WELL N OF AREA NEAR 35.0N 
52.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS N OF AREA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST 
WATERS N OF A LINE FROM 31N49W TO 29N52W TO 29N57W TO 31N59W 
WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N40W TO 24N54W 
TO 27N65W TO 25N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 43.0N 
43.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 50.0N 
30.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 55.0N 
15.0W. 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.

.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF A LINE FROM 27N35W TO 31N40W TO 28N46W 
TO 17N35W 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.

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.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.