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FZNT02 KNHC 182104
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH UNITED STATES COAST. N OF 
28N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC WARNING...N OF 23N W 
OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC WARNING...N OF 27N W 
OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF 
72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 26N79W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 23N79W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. N OF 27N WITHIN 480 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 22N77W. N OF 28N W OF  
FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC LOW PRES 30N38W 1015 MB WITH TROUGH 30N35W TO 24N40W. N
OF 22N E OF 40W AND FROM 15N TO 22N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N41W 1016 MB. N OF 28N BETWEEN 
35W AND 42W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N48W TO 26N50W. N OF 29N E OF 55W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N W OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N82W TO 16N84W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF FRONT TO 78W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 21N79W TO 14N82W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 27N87W 1002 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 21N89W 
AND COLD FRONT 30N91W TO 24N87W. E OF LOW AND TROUGH SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 87W AND FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N82W TO 18N94W...AND TROUGH 
26N82W TO 22N84W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT 
TO TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 235 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. E OF TROUGH SW 
WINDS 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN FLORIDA STRAITS.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N82W TO 21N86W...AND TROUGH 
25N80W TO 23N83W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...W 
OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. E OF TROUGH 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.30 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 25N E OF 90W AND S OF 25N E OF 94W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.