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FZNT02 KNHC 180302
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE OCT 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 22N89W 1003 MB WITH SHARP TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING 
NE TO 27N86W. FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W SE TO S WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 
90W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW PRES NEAR 29N85W 1000 MB...POSSIBLE 
TROPICAL CYCLONE...WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO NEAR 18N89W. FROM 
25N TO 28N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N83W TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 76W S TO 
SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA NEAR 31N80W. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 25 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 29N39W 1016 MB. 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 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 N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST 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 31N66W 
TO 25N80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT N OF 28N W OF 
72W.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44/45W S OF 17N WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES 
NEAR 10N43.5W 1008 MB. FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 42W AND 52W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 65/66W. FROM 12N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 63W AND 68W NE TO E 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 18N W OF 82W 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 TO 9 FT N OF 
20N W OF 83W. FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 81W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 79W AND 87W S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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 WARNINGS...S OF 28N E OF 
86W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...AND S OF 28N E OF 92W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF TROUGH S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 22N W OF TROUGH TO COLD 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 25N94W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 
22N98W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.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.