000
FZNT02 KNHC 181615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED OCT 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N70W TO NEAR 27N80W. N OF FRONT E 
OF 80.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 31N67W TO 27N77W TO 27N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 28N80.5W. N OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 23N75W. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 50W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 21N BETWEEN 44W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 12N TO 27N E OF 44W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N BETWEEN 44W AND 62W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 11N TO 21N E OF 
40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14.5N W OF 49W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 41W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
   
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11.5N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 61W AND 76W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N81.5W TO 25N91W TO 
18N94W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20.5N W OF 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 29N AND E OF 87W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 26.5N TO 28N 
BETWEEN 87W AND 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.