000
FZNT02 KNHC 180900
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU OCT 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 28N93W THEN STATIONARY
TO 26N95W TO 22N95W TO 18N96W. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF A
LINE FROM 25N95W TO 19N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 93W AND W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N82.5W TO
27N96W TO 26N97W TO 22N95.5W TO 21N96W TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W OF
95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM
21N TO 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT AND W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 26N97W TO 22N95W
TO 18N95W. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. FROM 21N TO 24N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N97W TO 21N96W TO 18N95W. S OF
21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 57W AND 61W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT APPROACHING 31N81W FROM NW. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 30N74W TO 30N81W. N
OF FRONT W OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 29N65W TO 29N77W TO
29N81W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 29N55W TO
27N60W TO 26N71W. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 55W AND 63W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E
OF 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...
INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.09 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.