679 
FZNT02 KNHC 280836
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI SEP 28 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 30.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KIRK NEAR 13.2N 62.5W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 28 
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER OF ATLC WATERS FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 
65W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN WATERS N OF 13N E OF 
65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KIRK NEAR 14.0N 66.5W. 
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE 
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE 
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 22N52W TO 22N58W TO 
25N65W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 40W AND 46W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N73W TO 
31N65W TO 31N35W TO 16N35W TO 20N55W TO 20N65W TO 28N73W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
30N52W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 23N50W TO 
24N60W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 44W AND 47W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC WATERS N OF 07N E OF 72W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL... HIGHEST NEAR 
28N52W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 29N BETWEEN 47W AND 53W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 53W 
AND 57W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
ATLC WATERS OUTSIDE BAHAMAS AND E OF 78W...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 
45W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.