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FZNT02 KNHC 182153
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC FRI OCT 18 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NESTOR NEAR 27.0N 88.5W 999 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 
18 MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...0 NM NW 
QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 330 NM NE...300 NM SE...270 NM SW AND 210 NM NW QUADRANTS 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL NESTOR INLAND NEAR 31.1N 83.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 200 NM 
SE QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 87.5W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL NESTOR NEAR 35.4N 
75.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
180 NM SE QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL NESTOR NEAR 36.6N 
68.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 E OF LINE FROM 23N35W TO 27.5N41W TO 29N41W TO 31N37W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 28.5N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 24N69W. N OF 
30N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 30N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 25N69W. E OF FRONT 
AND N OF LINE FROM 30N48W TO 29N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 30N AND W OF FRONT TO 61W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 25N57W...THEN 
WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 23N62W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28.5N W OF 78.5W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 77.5W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W SW TO W WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.