000 FZNT02 KNHC 092214 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC MON OCT 09 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MON OCT 09. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 11. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 31.5N 39.6W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 09 MOVING NE OR 055 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 38W AND 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 31.4N 38.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER WATERS N OF 28N BETWEEN 37W AND 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 30.1N 37.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND NW QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 37W AND 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 29.7N 36.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 31.0N 33.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA N OF AREA NEAR 32.4N 30.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC TROUGH ALONG 51W FROM 11N TO 18N. FROM 13N TO 18N E OF TROUGH TO 47W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH TO REFORM FROM 27N61W TO 19N67W. FROM FROM 21N TO 26N E OF TROUGH TO 57W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF TROUGH TO 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO 24N69W TO 20N74W. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF TROUGH TO 63W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF TROUGH TO 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 29N BETWEEN 60W AND 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 38W S OF 15N. E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44W S OF 15N. WITHIN 180 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 120 NM W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .ATLC FROM 22N TO 30N BETWEEN 56W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 29N 66W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH TROUGH. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.