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FZNT02 KNHC 230943
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
1030 UTC FRI OCT 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 25.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 31N59W 1009 MB TO 
SECOND LOW PRES NEAR 26N65W 1009 MB TO 20N73W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 67W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 60W TO 
A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 26N60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 69W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 30N62W 1005 MB 
TO 24N62W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 19N67W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT 
TO A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 27N62W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N53W TO 26N60W TO 27N62W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 31N60W 1004 MB 
TO 25N62W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 19N66W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT 
TO A LINE FROM 31N64W TO 28N61W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 
26N62W THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 19N68W. N OF 30N E OF 
FRONT TO 56W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC N OF 23N E OF 40W AND FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 45W AND 51W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 29N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N97W 1004 MB. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW CENTER TO NEAR 22N97W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 94W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 87W 
AND 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.