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FZNT02 KNHC 170343
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON OCT 17 2011

CORRECTED GULF OF MEXICO

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.BROAD LOW PRES ELONGATED NE TO SW WITH LOW PRES CENTER NEAR 
20.5N86.5W 1003 MB DRIFTING NW. FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 82W AND 
89W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 28N E OF 44W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N35W 1013 MB. N OF 29N E OF 
40W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
24N E OF 44W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N39W 1015 MB. N OF 30N E OF 
44W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. FROM 
14N TO 23N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 25N80W. WITHIN 150 NM N OF 
FRONT W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF FRONT TO 23.5N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 40W S OF 17N. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 
37W AND 41W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44W S OF 17N. FROM 11N TO 
16N BETWEEN 41W AND 48W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N ALONG 49W. FROM 11N TO 
16N BETWEEN 41W AND 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
N AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 60/61W. FROM 
12N TO 15N BETWEEN 58W AND 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE TO MOVE W INTO CARIBBEAN AND 
WEAKEN. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL.  SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT
8 TO 13 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 82W SW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST...LOW PRES NEAR 21.5N89W 1004 MB. N OF 18N 
BETWEEN 81W AND 86W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. SEAS TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 13N TO 15N W OF 82W 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NW OF AREA. N OF 20N W OF 82W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT ALONG SW CUBAN COAST.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...S OF 28N E OF 90W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21.5N89W 1004 MB. FROM 24N TO 
27N E OF 87W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. S OF 24N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. S OF LINE 27N87W TO 23N93W TO 18N93W NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
22N89W 1002 MB WITH WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 26N88W TO 25.5N81W. 
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 21N W 
OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF FRONT TO 29N E OF 
90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST S CENTRAL PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
29N85W 1002 MB WITH TROUGH NE BEYOND 31N84W AND SE TO NEAR 
18N91W. E OF TROUGH SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. NW 
OF TROUGH TO 91W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 
22N98W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.