000
FZNT02 KNHC 181020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 23N89W 1002 MB MOVING SLOWLY N NE. WITHIN 300 NM 
NE QUADRANT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW PRES MOVED INLAND OVER N FLORIDA. WINDS
LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR COLD FRONT MOVED SE OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 78W S TO SW
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 74W
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 22N81W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN FRONT AND 73W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N40W 1016 MB. N OF 29N E OF 
40W E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N46W TO 27N45W. E OF TROUGH NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 23N W OF 
74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 27N. S OF 23N
W OF 74W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF LINE
FROM 31N67W TO 21N78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
N OF 28N W OF 73W AND 8 FT ELSEWHERE W OF LINE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF LINE
FROM 31N66W TO 25N80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF FRONT
W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N W OF 72W AND TO 9 
FT ELSEWHERE W OF LINE AND FRONT.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 67W. FROM 12N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 43W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE TO MOVE W INTO CENTRAL CARIBBEAN 
AND WEAKEN. FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N W OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.  FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 81W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM W CUBA TO 16N89W. E OF FRONT 
TO 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N80W TO NE HONDURAS. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT N OF 20N W OF 83W.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE E OF 
87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 83W SE 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT S OF 25N E OF 83W. S OF 28N 
BETWEEN 87W AND 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N83W TO 21N87W. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT TO 
NEW FRONT DESCRIBED BELOW NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW WITH NEW COLD 
FRONT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS 
COAST. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 
30N89W TO 22N98W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N85W TO 18N94W.
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 28N. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 
87W 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED SE OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 92W
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 26N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 95W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.