000
FZNT02 KNHC 230253
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED OCT 23 2013

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 WED OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LORENZO NEAR 29.6N 50.0W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 
23 MOVING E OR 085 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE...120 NM SE...60 NM SW AND 0 NM NW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E AND 75 
NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LORENZO NEAR 30.3N 48.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE AND 50 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM E AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LORENZO NEAR 32.6N 
45.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 43W AND 47W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.72 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.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 19N95W. S OF 25N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 18N94W. S OF 22N W OF 95W 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N81W TO 18N93W. S OF 21N W OF 94W 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 24N81W TO 18N93W. S OF 21N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 23N80W TO 18N93W. S OF 21N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 28N81W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 25N81W. N OF 30N E OF 
FRONT TO 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N65W TO 23N80W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 43W AND 54W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.