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FZNT02 KNHC 182217
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED NOV 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 25N57W TO 24N72W THEN
WARM FRONT NW TO 28N78W TO 31N80W. SECOND COLD FRONT APPROACHING
FIRST COLD FROM NEAR 31N47W TO 28N59W TO 31N71W. N OF WEAKENING
COLD FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NE OF
WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN
120 NM E OF FIRST COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 23N61W. N OF
28N BETWEEN 55W AND 57W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 54W AND 60W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 61W AND 67W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N43W TO
24N58W TO 19N61W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 32N52W 1005 MB WITH FRONTAL
TROUGH TO 27N53W TO 26N58W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 53W AND 61W N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT N OF 27N. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 56W AND
65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N51W 1002 MB WITH FRONTAL
TROUGH TO 27N51W TO 25N55W. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N41W TO
22N46W TO 20N53W TO 21N70W. N OF 23N E OF STATIONARY FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT N OF 26N. N OF
TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL E OF
49W.

.ATLC FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 40W AND 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 44W AND 48W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES NEAR 12N81.5W 1006 MB. FROM 13N TO 16N
BETWEEN 76W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12N82W 1006 MB. FROM 13N TO 15N
W OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES MOVED INLAND AND WEAKENED. FROM 13N
TO 15N W OF 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 26N91W TO LOW PRES
NEAR 20N96W 1009 MB. FROM 19N TO 20.5N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 25N88W AND
STATIONARY TO 18.5N92W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.