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FZNT02 KNHC 080255
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 8 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU OCT 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE DELTA NEAR 22.5N 90.9W 972 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 08
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
240 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER CARIBBEAN AND
GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 22N84W TO 21N92W TO 26N93W TO 27N89W TO 
27N86W TO 22N84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DELTA NEAR 25.4N 93.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE
AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N94W
TO 21N97W TO 28N97W TO 29N88W TO 26N88W TO 19N94W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DELTA INLAND NEAR 30.0N 92.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM 
SW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 29N93W TO 29N88W TO 27N81W TO 27N93W TO 29N93W WITH SEAS 
TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N87W TO 25N91W TO 26N97W TO 29N94W TO
30N86W TO 26N87W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.60 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DELTA INLAND NEAR 32.4N 91.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION DELTA INLAND NEAR 34.2N 
89.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DELTA NEAR 37.5N 
85.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 20N95W TO
20N94W TO 19N93W   NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITHIN WINDS AND SEAS 
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.