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FZNT02 KNHC 122038
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI OCT 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NADINE NEAR 16.4N 37.7W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 
12 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 
NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NADINE NEAR 16.7N 
42.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 150 NM 
N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
15N TO 21N BETWEEN 37W AND 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 42W AND 
47W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
15N TO 21N BETWEEN E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.

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.

.HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 34.1N 24.2W 971 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 12 
MOVING ENE OR 070 DEG AT 30 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS NE OF AREA. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 20N E OF A LINE FROM 31N46W TO 26N40W TO 
20N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL LESLIE WELL NE OF AREA. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 21N E OF A LINE FROM 31N47W TO 25N40W TO 
21N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 24N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.