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FZNT02 KNHC 080850
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU OCT 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE DELTA NEAR 23.4N 91.8W 973 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 08
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...120
NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N85W TO 21N89W TO 21N93W TO 
26N94W TO 27N88W TO 24N85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DELTA NEAR 26.4N 93.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 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 
210 NM SE SEMIRCIRCLE AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 30 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N87W TO 21N95W TO 27N97W TO 30N93W TO 
29N88W TO 25N87W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DELTA INLAND NEAR 31.3N 92.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. WITHIN 26N89W TO 26N93W TO 
29N93W TO 29N86W TO 26N89W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
.60 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION DELTA INLAND NEAR 33.3N 
90.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DELTA NEAR 34.6N 
89.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 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.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.