000
FZNT02 KNHC 170928
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED OCT 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 28N94W TO 22N94W 
TO 18N94W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT AND W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 27N95.5W TO 
22N95W TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 21N TO 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT AND W OF 93W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 28N90W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 27.5N97W TO 22N96W TO 21N96W TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 21N TO 
26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 
28N W OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N97W TO 
22N96W TO 21N97W TO 20N95W TO 18N95W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N74W TO 22N55W TO 
13N55W TO 13N58W TO 17N63W TO 19N74W TO 22N74W...INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 62W AND 76W... 
INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 72W AND 82W... 
INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 33 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING FROM 31N65W TO 30N77W 
TO 30N81W. N OF FRONT W OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 28N70W TO 27N80W. N 
OF 29N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 30N W OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.