000
FZNT02 KNHC 202143
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED OCT 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 28N BETWEEN 42W AND 46W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 49W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 39W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 30N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 30N72W TO 25N78W. N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. 
SEAS  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N68W TO 22N78W. N OF 27N WITHIN 270 
NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 56W AND 63W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN LOW 17N82W 1008 MB DRIFTING SE. WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 17N81W 
1007 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16N81W 
1007 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.