000
FZNT02 KNHC 182202
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 22N52W TO 21N62W TO 22N7W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22N78W. WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 71W AND
78W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM 
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 66W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 26N42W TO 
22N45W THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 21N59W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT
TO 46W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
W OF FRONT TO 59W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT FROM 19N TO
22N NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA AND DISSIPATED. FROM 21N
TO 27N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC LOW WEAKENING NEAR 13N36W 1009 MB DRIFTING SW. WITHIN 120 
NM NE SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 12N38W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 12N40W 1012 MB. FROM 13M TO 18N 
BETWEEN 39W AND 49W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN LOW NEAR 16N83W 1010 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 150
NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 17N83W 
1010 MB. WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 17N82W 
1010 MB. WITHIN 60 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.