000
FZNT02 KNHC 152025
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON OCT 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N94W TO 27N97.5W. W OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N91.5W TO 27.5N96W TO 
23N96W TO 21N97W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 27.5N95.5W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 25N96W TO 21N95W TO 18.5N95W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 21N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85.5W TO 27.5N95W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22N96W TO 18.5N95W. N OF 25N NW OF FRONT AND W OF 
93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
19.5N96W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 21N56W TO 21N50W TO 14N40W TO 09N40W 
TO 10N43W TO 16N56W TO 21N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N63W TO 20N59W TO 
10N44W TO 10N52W TO 20N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 50W AND 58W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 
22N BETWEEN 58W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.ATLC N OF 29N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES NEAR 15.5N83.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...NEAR 16.5N87.5W 1007 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES W OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
  
.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20.5N TO 22N BETWEEN 89W 
AND 92W 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.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.