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FZNT02 KNHC 192148
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 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 1800 UTC TUE NOV 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED NOV 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
SUBTROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 33.0N 53.7W 982 MB AT 2100 UTC
NOV 19 MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55
KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE 
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. E OF 50W TO A LINE 
FROM 31N40W TO 20N50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT IN S SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N OF 19N E OF 70W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SE SWELL E OF 50W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SUBTROPICAL STORM MELISSA MOVED WELL N OF AREA 
NEAR 37.4N 46.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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 38W AND 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 37W 
AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 28N81W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 28N70W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 26N80W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 67W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 27N60W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 27N80W. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 64W AND 77W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF 62W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 27N90W TO 26N97W. N OF 
FRONT W OF 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N80W TO 25N90W THEN 
STATIONARY 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.