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FZNT02 KNHC 191020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED OCT 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.FROM 26N TO 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE FAR NW WATERS.
N OF 27N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 22N80W. N OF 29N
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.N OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC WARNING...N OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W
AND W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 77W
S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 77N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW WATERS EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN ATLC WARNING...W OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 21N76W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S OF 27N S TO SW. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 
27N BETWEEN 65W AND 79W AND S OF 27N W OF 78W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 22N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN ATLC WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N65W TO
21N76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT N OF 28N.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 21N75W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT
AND 78W. N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 26N74W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 21N77W. N OF 30N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT
S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC LOW PRES 29N40W 1015 MB MOVING W SW 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 29N
E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N42W 1015 MB. N OF 28N E OF 51W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 30N BETWEEN
51W AND 62W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WE DISSIPATED. N OF 26N BETWEEN 40W AND 58W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 23N81W TO 14N83W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N80W TO 14N83W. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT YUCATAN
CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 12N41W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N84W TO 22N85W. COLD FRONT
FROM 30N87W TO 21N97W. E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNINGS...W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN 
FRONT AND 95W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO NW CARIBBEAN. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT W TO 95W...AND
TO 8 FT W OF 95W.
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. E OF 96W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 F T IN NW SWELL. BETWEEN 94W AND 97W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 95W SE TO S
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.