000
FZNT02 KNHC 292031
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON OCT 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 31.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 26.5N 58.5W 978 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 29 
MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 
100 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 26 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM W SEMICIRCLE...AND 
N OF 26N BETWEEN 48W AND 54W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF A LINE FROM 23N35W TO 25N50W TO 20N62W TO 
27N67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 29.9N 57.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF A LINE FROM 
31N48W TO 23N58W TO 30N64W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF A LINE FROM 20N35W TO 26N50W TO 23N57W TO 
24N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR WELL N OF AREA. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS N OF AREA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST 
WATERS N OF A LINE FROM 31N48W TO 29N53W TO 31N57W WITH SEAS TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N38W TO 27N41W TO 24N55W TO 
31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 46.7N 
40.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 54.0N 
25.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 60.0N 
12.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 FROM 16N TO 26N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 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.