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FZNT02 KNHC 210233
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
0430 UTC WED OCT 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 23.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 24N65W TO 23N80W. NW OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF THE 
BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 28N60W TO 
27N66W TO A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 22N71W TO 21N76W. NW OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 59W AND 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 31N74W TO 27N78W AND E OF BAHAMAS 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 23N65W TO A 
1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23N69W WITH DEVELOPING COLD FRONT SW TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 28N60W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 
70W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NW OF A LINE FROM 
29N70W TO 24N75W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 31N75W TO 29N80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 29N60W 
TO 23N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 94W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 22N86W TO 26N97W TO ANOTHER 
LINE FROM 24N82W TO 29N90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E 
TO SE WINDS W OF 92W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW GULF.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.