000
FZNT02 KNHC 182025
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN OCT 18 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 26N57W 1003 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
AND 180 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 56W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE... 
NEAR 25N56.5W 1002 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SE 
QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF A LINE FROM 30N45W TO 28N50W TO 25N60W TO 25N70W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
26N56.5W 1000 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT 
AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SE QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA N OF 
A LINE FROM 29N40W TO 28N50W TO 23N60W TO 23N70W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 25N80W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 
26N80W. FROM 25N TO 31N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 23N TO 31N W OF 70W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 22N W OF 70W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 29N E OF 86W... 
INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 90W...AND FROM 25N TO 29N 
E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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.