000
FZNT02 KNHC 181459
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI OCT 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 22N80W. WITHIN 27N74W TO 
26N77W TO 27N80W TO 24N80W TO 25N77W TO 26N74W TO 
27N74W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N80W. WITHIN
26N72W TO 29N79W TO 24N80W TO 23N74W TO 25N70W TO 
26N72W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 22N78W. WITHIN
27N77W TO 27N79W TO 27N80W TO 24N80W TO 25N77W TO 
27N77W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 22N56W TO 23N58W TO 23N62W TO 20N64W TO 19N62W TO
19N54W TO 22N56W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH STATIONARY FRONT AREA 
DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

.ATLC WITHIN 26N35W TO 26N37W TO 25N39W TO 24N40W TO 22N37W TO
22N35W TO 26N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRESSURE NEAR 17N85W 1005 MB. WITHIN 22N84W TO 
22N85W TO 21N87W TO 20N87W TO 18N83W TO 20N82W TO 
22N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
18N87W 1005 MB. WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 20N88W TO 18N87W TO 
17N84W TO 19N83W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...INLAND NEAR 18N91W 1006 MB. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS...WITHIN 22N84W TO 22N85W TO 21N86W TO 19N87W TO 19N85W 
TO 21N84W TO 22N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 25N81W TO 28N85W TO 26N88W TO 21N89W TO
24N81W TO 25N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 25N81W TO 
28N85W TO 23N94W TO 19N93W TO 21N89W TO 23N81W TO 
25N81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 29N94W TO 21N93W TO 24N81W TO
30N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N81W TO 29N88W TO 29N95W TO 27N97W TO
19N96W TO 25N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.

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

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.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.