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FZNT02 KNHC 212145
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN OCT 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN OCT 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 24N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N E OF 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 28N75W TO 27N80W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 26N70W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 25N81W. WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N BETWEEN FRONT AND 
69W. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND E OF 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 26N70W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 25N81W. WITHIN 60 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 60W AND 
72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 69W. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND E OF A LINE FROM 
31N74W TO 27N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 26N70W TO 
25N80W. NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N66W TO 27N68W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN DECAYING MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 20N74W TO 
18N75W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 17.5N70W TO 17N72W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 17.5N70W TO 17N72W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 20N74W TO 18N75W... 
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 17.5N70W TO 17N72W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 27N94W THEN WARM FRONT 
TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 1016 MB. STATIONARY FRONT FROM LOW TO 
24N96W TO 21N97W. N OF THE COLD AND WARM FRONTS AND LOW N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 10 FT W OF 94W. 
W OF STATIONARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. TROUGH FROM 21N95W TO 18N94W. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N BETWEEN 
94W AND 96W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 26N89W TO 
26N92W THEN WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 1015 MB. SECOND 
COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 24N96W TO 21N97W. N OF 26N W OF 94W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. W OF SECOND TROUGH NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. TROUGH FROM 21N96W TO 19N95W. W 
OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 1014 MB WITH TRAILING 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 20N96W. WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 27N92W. N 
OF WARM FRONT AND W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.