000 FZNT02 KNHC 040326 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI OCT 4 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE) HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP SECURITE ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 4. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 5. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 6. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 21.5N 47.5W 935 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 04 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...330 NM SE QUADRANT AND 300 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N44W TO 28N48W TO 24N52W TO 18N51W TO 17N46W TO 22N41W TO 27N44W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N41W TO 31N49W TO 27N54W TO 16N56W TO 12N46W TO 21N37W TO 29N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 24.4N 49.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 330 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N44W TO 30N51W TO 24N53W TO 20N50W TO 20N47W TO 23N43W TO 27N44W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N42W TO 31N71W TO 20N60W TO 17N49W TO 21N42W TO 31N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 30.0N 49.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 190 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...390 NM SE QUADRANT...540 NM SW QUADRANT... AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N43W TO 31N54W TO 28N54W TO 24N49W TO 24N46W TO 27N44W TO 31N43W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N41W TO 30N73W TO 24N72W TO 20N66W TO 18N51W TO 22N44W TO 31N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LESLIE E OF AREA NEAR 10.0N 32.0W 1001 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 04 MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 10.5N 34.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT W OF 35W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N35W TO 13N36W TO 12N37W TO 11N37W TO 10N36W TO 09N35W TO 13N35W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N35W TO 13N36W TO 11N37W TO 10N37W TO 09N36W TO 08N35W TO 14N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 11.8N 36.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N35W TO 15N36W TO 14N39W TO 11N39W TO 10N37W TO 10N35W TO 14N35W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N35W TO 16N39W TO 11N41W TO 08N39W TO 08N35W TO 16N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 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 COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES N OF AREA TO 31N61W TO 29N65W. WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N70W TO 27N69W TO 26N66W TO 28N59W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N62W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH HURRICANE KIRK. .GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 29N89W TO LOW PRES NEAR 22N95W 1008 MB TO 19N94.5W. WITHIN 21N95W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N95W TO 21N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.