000
FZNT02 KNHC 300343
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE OCT 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE OCT 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU NOV 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 27.4N 58.3W 970 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 30 
MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 
110 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 450 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 540 NM NE...240 NM SE...150 NM SW...AND 210 NM NW 
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
N OF 22.5N BETWEEN 47W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 
210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 31.5N 55.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
330 NM NE...300 NM SE...210 NM SW AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH 
SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 390 NM SE 
AND 270 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF LINE FROM 31N72W TO 23N71W TO 25N50W TO 
31N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 40.1N 
47.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
330 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS N 
OF 30N BETWEEN 46W AND 52W WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 
46W AND 49W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF LINE FROM 31N40W TO 24N53W TO 29N69W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 49.1N 
36.4W. 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 56.2N 
22.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 62.5N 
09.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 LINE FROM 20N35W TO 24N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 19N35W TO 27N47W TO 31N47W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14.5N TO 22N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.