000 FZNT02 KNHC 050900 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU OCT 5 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 5. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 6. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 7. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN NEAR 13.3N 83.3W 1004 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 05 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIXTEEN NEAR 16.3N 84.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 470 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIXTEEN NEAR 21.8N 87.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 18N82W TO 17N84W TO 20N88W TO 22N89W TO 25N86W TO 22N82W TO 18N82W... INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIXTEEN NEAR 27.8N 89.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIXTEEN INLAND NEAR 34.0N 86.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL SIXTEEN NEAR 39.5N 79.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...GALE WARNING... .ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N70W TO 24N75W TO 24N81W TO 31N81W TO 29N60W TO 27N65W TO 27N70W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 76W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 28N70W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N54W TO 18N62W TO 26N77W TO 31N77W TO 31N38W TO 25N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL... HIGHEST NW PART. .09 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT ONLY OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N81W TO 31N35W TO 26N35W TO 19N54W TO 23N74W TO 27N80W TO 31N81W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N55W TO 28N45W TO 23N45W TO 24N55W TO 27N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N60W TO 20N35W TO 15N35W TO 15N60W TO 20N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 25N80.5W TO 23N81.5W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N81W TO 22N86W TO 23N98W TO 28N97W TO 30N88W TO 29N83W TO 24N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND APPROACH TO YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 26N88W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N86W TO 21N87W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N85W TO 25N89W TO 27N90W TO 30N88W TO 29N84W TO 26N85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 26.5N87W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N89W TO 24N93W TO 27N94W TO 28N89W TO 25N90W TO 26N85W TO 22N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 29N93W TO 26N93W TO 22N91W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N93W TO 29N90W TO 26N89W TO 26N92W TO 28N93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.