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FZNT02 KNHC 200856
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU OCT 20 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO
26.5N97W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N92W TO 29N91W TO 30N94W TO
29N97W TO 27N97W TO 27N96W TO 29N92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 26N96W TO 22N97W TO
18.5N95W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N86W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO
26N97W TO 28N88W TO 31N86W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N97W TO 23N98W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO
19N95W TO 22N97W TO 25N97W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 24.5N96W TO
18.5N94.5W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N96W TO 25N97W TO 23N98W TO
21N97W TO 22N97W TO 24N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
TAMAULIPAS...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 29N93W TO 27N93W TO 25.5N97W TO 27.5N97W TO 29N93W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
20N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N95W TO 20N96W...
INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27.5N82.5W TO 24N95.5W TO
18N94.5W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N96W TO 24N98W TO 21N98W TO
19N96W TO 19N95W TO 21N96W TO 23N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N93W TO 27N94W TO 26N97W TO
24N98W TO 24N97W TO 25N94W TO 27N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26.5N82W TO 23N96.5W TO 18N94W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO
20N95W TO 21N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 26N73W 1005 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N55W
TO 30N73W TO 28N74W TO 30N55W TO 31N55W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N58W TO 30N64W TO
28N70W TO 31N76W TO 23N74W TO 21N67W TO 29N58W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
29N72W 1004 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N75W TO 31N74W TO 31N76W
TO 29N77W TO 28N77W TO 27N76W TO 29N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...N OF AREA
NEAR 32N70.5W 1003 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N63W TO 31N71W TO
29N70W TO 27N67W TO 29N64W TO 31N63W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WELL N OF
AREA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N62W TO 31N70W TO 29N67W TO 29N66W
TO 30N63W TO 31N62W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N35W TO 22N41W TO 16N57W TO
08N54W TO 07N35W TO 21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NW TO N AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N35W TO 17N40W TO
16N45W TO 11N46W TO 09N38W TO 10N35W TO 15N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 31N45W
TO 30N44W TO 29N41W TO 30N36W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 31N43W TO
29N49W TO 27N49W TO 26N42W TO 27N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR COLD FRONT FROM 31N77.5W TO 29N81W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 31N77.5W TO 31N80W TO 30.5N80W TO 30.5N79.5W TO
30.5N78.5W TO 30.5N78W TO 31N77.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 28N80.5W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 31N75W TO 31N79W TO 30N78W TO 30N77W TO 31N76W TO
31N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.