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FZNT02 KNHC 181611
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
1630 UTC SUN OCT 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.S OF 20.5N W OF 95.5W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 86W AND 95W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 25N 
W OF 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20.5N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N 
W OF 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 90W 
NE TO E WINDS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20.5N W OF 94W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N E OF 91.5W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 91.5W AND 95W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 28N80.5W. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 27N80W. NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 25N80W. NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 23.5N80W. N OF FRONT 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 60 NM SE OF 
FRONT E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 68.5W AND 73W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W E 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.