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FZNT02 KNHC 172221
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 21.5N89W 1003 MB WITH SHARP TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING 
NE TO 26N86.5W. FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W SE TO S 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W 
AND 91W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW PRES NEAR 28N87W 1002 MB...POSSIBLE 
TROPICAL CYCLONE...WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO NEAR 18N90W. N OF 
23N E OF 86W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N82.5W TO 17N93.5W. S OF 21N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO 
SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 27N BETWEEN 
72W AND 79W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 25N E OF 44W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N37W 1014 MB. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
38W AND 41W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 22N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATING NEAR 27N41W 1017 MB. N OF 
30N E OF 40W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 25.5N W OF 79W E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N74W TO 28N80W. W OF TROUGH SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNING...N OF 23N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...NW OF LINE 31N63W 
TO 22N77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 27N W OF 
74W.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 40W S OF 17N WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES 
10N40W 1007 MB. FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 38W AND 46W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 16N FROM 50W TO 61W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 48W S OF 15N. FROM 11N TO 
16N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N ALONG 53W/54W. FROM 12N 
TO 16N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 65W. FROM 12N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 61W AND 64W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE TO MOVE W INTO CENTRAL CARIBBEAN 
AND WEAKEN. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 20N
W OF 83W SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 
83W TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 81W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM WESTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS. 
W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 
14N E OF TROUGH TO 79W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
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 EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...TROUGH FROM 
30N85W TO LOW PRES NEAR 25N87W 1002 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...TO 21N90W. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. W OF TROUGH TO 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...INLAND 
NEAR 30N82W 1001 MB WITH TROUGH TRAILING TO 22N85W. E OF TROUGH 
SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 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 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N88W TO 21N97W.
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...COLD FRONT FROM 
31N80W TO 30N81W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.