000
FZNT02 KNHC 180258
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON OCT 18 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 25N56W TO 23N71W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 21N77W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 61W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 71W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 24N48W THEN WEAKENING
STATIONARY TO 21N65W. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 
FRONT TO 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...
HIGHEST N OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH JUST NE OF AREA. N OF 
29N E OF 44W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N AND E OF A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 21N59W. WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 11N36W 1010 MB DRIFTING W. WITHIN 90 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N39W 1010 MB. WITHIN 60 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 14N39W 1010 MB. LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 86W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N82W 1009 MB. WITHIN 60 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 14N83W 1009 MB. LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.