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FZNT02 KNHC 182142
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 28N76W TO 26N80W. NW OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS WITHIN 
120 NM NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 73W AND 78W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT... 
EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 73W AND 
78W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32N68W 1015 
MB WITH WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT SW TO 28N75W AND DISSIPATING 
TROUGH TO 26N80W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 26N76W. FROM 28N TO 
30N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
DECAYING NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 27N73W TO 25N77W.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 20N 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 10N TO 13N W OF 57W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 55W AND ALSO FROM 10N TO 
14N BETWEEN 38W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE
TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
 
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 38W FROM 08N TO 16N.
E OF WAVE FROM 14N TO 16N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44W FROM 08N TO 16N. 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE FROM 10N TO 16N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
  
.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 61W AND 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 
77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 64W AND 75W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 75W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 14N70W.  

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81.5W TO 26N90W AND 
DISSIPATING TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 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 NE TO E 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 TO 8 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 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.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.