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FZNT02 KNHC 181503
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 19N92W. S OF 21N W OF 94W 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR COLD FRONT MOVE E OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 23N80W. WINDS BELOW GALE 
FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING N OF 23N W OF 73W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 24N W OF 70W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 23N80W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N 
OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC N OF 25N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N41W 1016 MB. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
40W AND 42W E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N46W TO 27N47W. N OF 29N E OF 50W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM W CUBA TO 16N88W. N OF 19N 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 22N80W TO 15B83W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 24N88W. WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 240 NM SE 
QUADRANTS SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW WITH COLD FRONT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR COLD FRONT 30N92W 23N97W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 19N92W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. E OF 96W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 95W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 90W AND S OF 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 
95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.