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FZNT02 KNHC 182153
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N92W TO 
23N86W TO 18N94W TO 19N96W TO 23N98W TO 29N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 21N94W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 
97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 22N E OF 
90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W WINDS  
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28.5N E 
OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 22.5N TO 25N E OF 86W AND FROM 22.5N TO 28.5N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 27N80W. W OF FRONT N TO NE  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 77W...HIGHEST IN THE 
GULF STREAM.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 27N73W TO 25N80W.   
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT W OF 
70W...HIGHEST IN THE GULF STREAM.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 26N65W TO 22N79W.   
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR 26N75W AND IN THE GULF STREAM.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 26N60W TO 
22N78W. W OF FRONT AND E OF A LINE FROM 31N70W TO 28N81W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST 
CENTRAL PART E OF BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 
73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.