000 FZNT02 KNHC 230839 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SUN OCT 23 2005 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 23 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 24 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 25 .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE WILMA NEAR 22.1N 86.6W 961 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 23 MOVING NE OR 045 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 125 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...350 NM NE QUADRANT AND 125 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE WILMA NEAR 24.7N 83.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...125 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 40 TO 45 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW WILMA NEAR 32.5N 74.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...225 NM SE QUADRANT...125 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 350 NM SE QUADRANT...HIGHEST SEAS 30 TO 40 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW WILMA NEAR 43.0N 66.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW WILMA NEAR 47.5N 59.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW WILMA NEAR 49.0N 49.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ALPHA NEAR 18.1N 71.0W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 23 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS AND 40 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SE QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA NEAR 23.3N 73.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA DISSIPATING NEAR 28.0N 73.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WILMA WARNINGS WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER GULF OF MEXICO E OF 94W AND CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 78W. REMAINDER GULF OF MEXICO N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF WILMA. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER GULF OF MEXICO E OF 93W AND OVER CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 80W. REMAINDER GULF OF MEXICO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF WILMA. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 480 NM OF CENTER...INCLUDING THE ATLC W OF 66W. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER CARIBBEAN N OF 17N W OF 78W AND ATLC N OF 24N W OF 66W. REMAINDER GULF OF MEXICO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 300 NM OF WILMA. .CARIBBEAN AND ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ALPHA WARNINGS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER WINDS 25 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC FROM 9N TO 18N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER