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FZNT02 KNHC 302032
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE OCT 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE OCT 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 01.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 31.3N 56.6W 979 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 30 
MOVING NNE OR 025 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS N OF AREA. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NW QUADRANT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE...330 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE 
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF A LINE FROM 31N49W TO 23N57W TO 29N64W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF A 
LINE FROM 31N45W TO 26N48W TO 23N57W TO 24N71W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OSCAR WELL N OF AREA. COLD FRONT 
FROM 31N49W TO 24N56W TO 22N64W. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 43W AND 48W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N39W TO 24N52W TO 30N69W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 23N49W TO 22N59W. N 
OF 30N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 28N41W TO 26N59W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.  

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE 
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE 
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC E OF A LINE FROM 31N45W TO 26N48W TO 19N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 24N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 87W S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 22N97.5W. N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT TO 84W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.