945 
FZNT02 KNHC 170244
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 17 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N82W TO 27.5N95W TO 24.5N97.5W. NW OF FRONT W 
OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. LOW PRES 
NEAR 21N95.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N82.5W TO 27N94W TO 
25N96.5W. NW OF FRONT TO 28.5N AND W OF 91W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. LOW PRES NEAR 23N94.5W 1004 MB. WITHIN 120 
NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DIFFUSE. LOW PRES NEAR 27N88.5W 999 
MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 210 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NE...360 NM SE...150 NM 
SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 38W AND 47W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 28N80.5W. WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 27N73W TO 
27.5N80.5W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 31N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 30N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.