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FZNT02 KNHC 071516
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED OCT 7 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED OCT 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT  8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT  9.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE DELTA NEAR 21.5N 88.0W 972 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 07
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180
NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N84W TO 17N87W TO 23N91W TO 25N87W TO 21N83W 
TO 17N84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DELTA NEAR 24.3N 92.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N91W TO 21N94W TO 26N96W TO 29N89W TO 26N85W 
TO 21N91W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF CAMPECHE...WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DELTA NEAR 28.1N 93.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N89W TO 25N94W TO 30N95W TO 31N88W TO 25N89W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
19N95W TO 22N98W TO 29N96W TO 24N94W TO 25N87W TO 
19N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DELTA INLAND NEAR 33.2N 90.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DELTA NEAR 36.5N 
86.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DELTA NEAR 39.5N 
81.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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 WITHIN 19N93W TO 19N95W TO 20N96W TO 21N96W TO
20N93W TO 19N93W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N93W TO 19N94W TO 19N95W TO 21N97W TO
21N95W TO 20N93W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH HURRICANE DELTA.

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

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.