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FZNT02 KNHC 171023
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON OCT 17 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 22N87W 1003 MB DRIFTING N. FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN
83W AND 85W AND ALSO S OF 27N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NE TO E WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 83W AND 85W E TO SE 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 24N87W 1003 MB. FROM 23N TO 28N 
BETWEEN 83W AND 90W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT FROM 23N TO 
27N S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N83W 1001 MB. FROM 25N TO 29N 
BETWEEN 82W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT FROM 25N TO 
27N S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 75W
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.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 DISSIPATING NEAR 28N40W 1017 MB. N OF
29N E OF 41W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 14N TO 
23N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 26N80W. S OF 
FRONT W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 77W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 42W/423 S OF 17N. FROM 11N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 37W AND 41W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 46W 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 54W. 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE TO MOVE W INTO CARIBBEAN AND 
WEAKEN. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF 70W
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 27N.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 21N
W OF 83W SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT N OF 21N W OF 
83W 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM WESTERN CUBA TO GULF OF 
HONDURAS. N OF 19N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT BEHIND 
FRONT NW 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE S OF 28N
E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 90W AND 
94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 90W AND 
92W. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
24N87W 1003 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 21N89W. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF TROUGH TO 94W N OF 25N
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF TROUGH TO 94W
S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST
BETWEEN TROUGH AND 91W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
28N83W 1001 MB WITH TROUGH NE BEYOND 31N84W AND SE TO NEAR 
18N91W. E OF TROUGH SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
NW OF TROUGH TO NEW COLD FRONT DESCRIBED BELOW W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N92W TO 23N98W.
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N85W TO 21N90W. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 27N.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.