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FZNT02 KNHC 060956
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE OCT 6 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT  7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT  8.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE DELTA NEAR 17.5N 81.3W 968 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 06 
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT 
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
17N78W TO 16N81W TO 17N82W TO 21N81W TO 19N78W TO 17N78W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 16N84W TO 17N86W TO 16N88W 
TO 18N88W TO 18N86W TO 16N84W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DELTA APPROACHING YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR
20.4N 85.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE 
QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N84W TO 18N87W TO 24N88W TO 24N85W TO
21N82W TO 17N84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DELTA IN GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 23.0N 
90.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE 
QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO
30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N91W TO 21N94W TO 26N94W TO 29N88W TO
26N84W TO 21N91W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DELTA NEAR 25.8N 92.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DELTA INLAND NEAR 29.8N 91.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DELTA NEAR 34.0N 
88.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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.

.GULF OF MEXICO POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OF GAMMA NEAR 22N88W
1005 MB. WITHIN 22N88W TO 19N94W TO 20N96W TO 26N93W TO 28N87W 
TO 22N88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND AND DISSIPATING. WITHIN 19N92W TO 
18N94W TO 20N95W TO 21N95W TO 21N93W TO 19N92W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.