000
FZNT02 KNHC 170902
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC MON OCT 17 2005
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 17
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 18
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 19

.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM WILMA NEAR 17.2N 79.7W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 
17 MOVING SW OR 235 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 KT 
GUSTS TO 45 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM WILMA NEAR 17.2N 81.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST 
SEAS 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE WILMA NEAR 17.8N 83.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM N AND 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE WILMA NEAR 18.5N 85.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE WILMA NEAR 20.0N 86.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE WILMA NEAR 22.5N 87.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT.

SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC TROUGH 25N35W TO 15N46W MOVING W 15 KT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 
35W AND 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. W 
OF TROUGH TO 50W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATES. S OF 22N E OF 50W E WINDS 
20 KT SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.ATLC N OF 29N FROM 45W TO 55W SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   

.ATLC S OF 24N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 
20N BETWEEN 73W AND 82W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 20N W OF 74W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF CENTER WINDS TO 33 KT  SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 
75W  WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS 
WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
OF CENTER WINDS TO 33 KT SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 
75W  WIND 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS 
WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. 

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

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FORECASTER RRG
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER