000
FZNT02 KNHC 081621
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE NOV 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 NOV 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.SUBTROPICAL STORM SEAN NEAR 27.7N 69.4W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV
08 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 300 NM NE
QUADRANT...0 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM N SEMICIRCLE...
350 NM SE QUADRANT AND 300 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEAN NEAR 28.2N 70.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 450 NM NW AND 350 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS
TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEAN NEAR 30.2N 70.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
WITHIN 450 NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEAN MOVED N OF AREA NEAR 33.5N 
66.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SEAN NEAR 40.0N 
55.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25N92W TO 19N96W.
S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 25N90W TO 18N95W.
S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N BETWEEN 62W AND 77W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N OF 26N W OF 77W NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 77W NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 
64W AND 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 
22N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
25N BETWEEN 62W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N 
OF 24N W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG E SIDE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 
24N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL 
BETWEEN 70W AND BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
26N BETWEEN 62W AND 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF
27N W OF 73W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 26N45W TO 30N60W. N OF 26N 
E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. 
N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 
27N52W NW TO 31N62W N OF FRONT E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 60W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 
26N50W NW TO 31N62W. N OF FRONT E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 61WW NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FROM 30N91W TO 22N97W. W OF FRONT N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 24N NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S 
OF 27N.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S OF 27N.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.