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FZNT02 KNHC 182149
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                        
2230 UTC MON NOV 18 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 1800 UTC MON NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.SUBTROPICAL STORM MELISSA AT 29.8N 54.2W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV
18 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 8 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS
60 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...
250 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 360 NM NW QUADRANT 
WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.  OVER FORECAST WATERS
ELSEWHERE N OF 19N FROM 55W TO 79W AND N OF 22N E OF 55W  WINDS
20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 32.3N 53.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 18
FT.  OVER FORECAST WATERS ELSEWHERE N OF 19N FROM 60W TO 72W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.  N OF 20N E OF
60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 38.0N 46.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...120 NM NW QUADRANT AND
180 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 30 FT.  OVER FORECAST WATERS
ELSEWHERE N OF 28N FROM 55W TO 40W  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS 12 TO
15 FT.  OVER FORECAST WATERS ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 62W  WINDS
20 KT OR LESS SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MELISSA NEAR 44.5N
36.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MELISSA NEAR 50.0N
34.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MELISSA NEAR
57.0N 39.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W.  N OF 
30N W OF FRONT  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 26N80W.  NW OF 
FRONT  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 
26N97W.  N OF FRONT  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT DISSIPATE.  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$

EFFECTIVE 3 DECEMBER 2013 AT 1800 UTC...THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
AREA IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 
SMALL TRIANGULAR AREA FROM 07N48W TO THE EAST COAST BOUNDARY OF 
SURINAME. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA WITHIN THE FORECAST TEXT 
WILL NOT CHANGE.

.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.