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FZNT02 KNHC 191616
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 UTC TUE NOV 19 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 1200 UTC TUE NOV 19.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 20.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.SUBTROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 31.9N 54.6W 982 MB AT 1500 UTC 
NOV 19 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 
KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 600 NM S SEMICIRCLE...540 NM NE QUADRANT 
AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 31N 
WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N BETWEEN 50W 56W. E OF 
50W TO A LINE FROM 31N38W TO 20N50W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 19N E OF 71W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL E OF 49W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MELISSA MOVED WELL N OF AREA 
NEAR 36.6N 48.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE 
QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT. FROM 28N 
TO 31N BETWEEN 41W AND 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
16 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A LINE FROM 
31N59W TO 28N61W TO 19N70W AND ANOTHER LINE FROM 31N38W TO 
23N45W TO 16N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL...EXCEPT IN SE SWELL E OF 48W. S OF 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 
74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N47W TO 
27N40W TO 31N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL.
 
FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE 
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE 
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 28N71W THEN 
STATIOANRY TO 26N80W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF FRONT BETWEEN 68W AND 71W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 
27N75W TO 27N80W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 27N90W TO 27N98W. N OF 
FRONT W OF 89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N80W TO 25N90W TO 
27N98W. 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.