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FZNT02 KNHC 131533
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI OCT 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI OCT 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC HURRICANE OPHELIA NE OF AREA NEAR 31.8N 32.9W. N OF 28N E 
OF 38W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E 
OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OPHELIA NE OF AREA NEAR 34.1N 27.3W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N54W TO 10N57W. FROM 
14N TO 20N BETWEEN 51W AND 55W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION UP TO 270 NM E 
AND UP TO 90 NM W OF WAVE.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N60W TO 11N63W. FROM 18N 
TO 21N BETWEEN 57W AND 59W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 23N BETWEEN 54W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 150 NM OF WAVE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 21N62W TO 11N65W. WITHIN 
120 NM OF LINE ROM 23N60W TO 15N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 21N65W TO 12N67W. WITHIN 
180 NM OF LINE FROM 24N63W TO 13N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 30N46W TO 
31N54W. N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 27N45W...THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 31N60W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 
75W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA AND WITHIN 90 NM OF THE 
COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
8 FT W OF 73W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 
77W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.