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FZNT02 KNHC 212211
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED OCT 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 23.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 21N76W. WITHIN 360 NM N OF 
LINE FROM 24N71W TO 31N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N57W TO LOW PRES 
22N71W 1012 MB TRAILING COLD FRONT TO 20N73W. WITHIN 240 NM NW 
OF LINE FROM 26N70W TO 31N62W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NW OF LINE FROM 23N73W 31N60W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N58W 27N66W TO LOW 
PRES 17N68W 1011 MB TRAILING COLD FRONT TO 20N71W. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 56W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 31N58W TO 25N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N61W TO LOW PRES 
23N69W 1010 MB TRAILING COLD FRONT S TO 19N71W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 
57W AND 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 28N WITHIN 120 NW OF FRONT SEAS TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E 
OF THE BAHAMAS FROM 26N TO 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N62W THROUGH LOW PRES 
23N68W 1010 MB TO 19N70W. N OF 29N WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO FROM 25N TO 27N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 93W AND 97W WINDS SE 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 95W AND 97W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 84W AND 88W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 26N BETWEEN 86W 
TO 90W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N TO NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N36W TO 23N42W TO 23N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 30N35W TO 24N41W TO 21N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.