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FZNT02 KNHC 301022
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE OCT 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 28.6N 58.2W 970 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 30 
MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 11 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 390 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...210 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE...300 NM SE...120 NM SW...AND 180 NM 
NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA N OF 23N BETWEEN 48W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 34.0N 54.3W. 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 480 NM SE 
AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF LINE FROM 27N73W TO 26N65W TO 23.5N57W TO 
27N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 43.5N 
46.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 WATERS N OF AREA. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW N OF 26N BETWEEN 38W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 50.5N 
35.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 57.5N 
21.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 63.0N 
9.0W. 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 25N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 17N35W TO 27N47W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 38W AND 44W SW TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 15N TO 21N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 92W S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.