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FZNT02 KNHC 260246
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       
0430 UTC SAT SEP 26 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT SEP 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA NEAR 22.8N 45.6W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC 
SEP 26 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 
KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW IDA NEAR 24.3N 
47.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 210 NM 
NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW IDA NEAR 23.7N 
48.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 210 NM 
NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IDA NEAR 22.7N 51.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IDA NEAR 22.1N 54.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IDA NEAR 22.5N 57.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE 
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE 
AND INTENSITY.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 30.5N54W TO 
31N60W. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N BETWEEN 49W AND 64W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 28.5N50W TO 31N63W. 
OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF 55W...N OF FRONT AND WITHIN 75 NM S OF 
FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS W OF 55W...N OF FRONT AND WITHIN 60 NM SW OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED WITH IDA...ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 41W AND 75W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 68.5W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 22N90W. 
WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...INCLUDING ENTRANCE TO YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.