000
FZNT02 KNHC 220248
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON OCT 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON OCT 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 25N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 46W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 27N73W TO 25N80W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 27N72W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 25N80W. WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 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 25N80W. WITHIN 75 NM N OF FRONT AND E OF 76W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND E 
OF 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 26N70W TO 
25N80W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 75.5W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 75.5W...INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N 
OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 FORECAST FROM 16N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W 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 25N80W TO 27N91W THEN WARM FRONT 
TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N95W 1015 MB. STATIONARY FRONT FROM LOW TO 
20N97W. N OF THE COLD AND WARM FRONTS AND LOW N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF STATIONARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 26N92W THEN 
WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 1015 MB. SECOND COLD FRONT 
FROM LOW TO 21N97W. N OF 26N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. W OF SECOND COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N92W 1014 MB WITH TRAILING 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 21N97W. WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 27N90W 
THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 27N85W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 87W AND 92W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 26N NW OF COLD FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.