000
FZNT02 KNHC 181539
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 28N92W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 26N95W TO 22N95W TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 96W NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W OF 
91W 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. 
.06 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. W OF FRONT AND W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 26N97W TO 22N95W 
TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W. N OF FRONT W OF 77W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 28N65W TO 27N74W TO 
29N80W. W OF FRONT TO 64W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 28N57W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 26N67W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 
51W AND 59W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N42W TO 24N60W TO 26N68W 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...AND FROM 20N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 78W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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.

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

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.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.