000
FZNT02 KNHC 160453 AAA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE OCT 16 2018

UPDATED FOR GALE WARNING START TIME

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 28N94W TO 24N98W. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 27N95.5W TO
23N95W TO 20.5N95.5W TO 18N94.5W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 25N35W TO 25N39W TO
29N40W TO 31N38W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N35W TO 08N36W TO 10N43W TO
11N51W TO 16N53W TO 14N43W TO 14N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N58W TO 12N55W TO
09N55W TO 09N58W TO 12N58W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
20N76W TO 22N72W TO 22N65W TO 20N65W TO 19N76W TO 20N76W...
INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES INLAND NEAR 15.5N85W 1006 MB. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 18N83W TO 17N83W TO 17N84W TO 19N86W TO 19N85W TO 
19N84W TO 18N83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...INLAND
NEAR 15.5N86.5W 1006 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS CONDITIONS 
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N89W TO 20N91W TO
20N92W TO 22N91W TO 22N89W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.