000
FZNT02 KNHC 301501
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

REQUIRED MAINTENANCE WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD WHEN THE HF FAX MAY 
.NOT BE BROADCASTING FROM 1600 UTC TO 1900 UTC.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 29.7N 57.7W 972 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 30 
MOVING NNE OR 020 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT 
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE...330 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 
FROM 31N48W TO 22N58W TO 27N61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF A LINE FROM 31N44W TO 25N46W TO 
22N60W TO 24N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR WELL N OF AREA. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS N OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 46W 
AND 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A 
LINE FROM 31N39W TO 24N50W TO 26N65W TO 25N74W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 23N50W TO 22N58W. N 
OF 30N WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 26N45W TO 26N55W TO 
31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NE 
SWELL. 

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 E OF A LINE FROM 31N44W TO 25N46W TO 21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 25N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 87W S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT TO 85W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW 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.

$$
.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.