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FZNT02 KNHC 200918
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN OCT 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OSCAR NEAR 21.1N 73.1W 988 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 20
MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N73W TO 23N74W TO 21N74W TO 21N73W TO 21N72W TO
22N71W TO 23N73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 22N71W TO 27N63W TO 
31N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OSCAR INLAND NEAR 20.4N 75.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20
NM SW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
21N74W TO 22N74W TO 22N76W TO 21N76W TO 20N74W TO 21N74W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N61W TO 
31N81W TO 26N80W TO 27N77W TO 23N75W TO 26N72W TO 31N61W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OSCAR OVER WATER NEAR 21.7N 
76.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM W SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 
NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N75W TO 23N76W TO 22N77W TO 21N75W TO
22N74W TO 23N75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 29N70W TO 31N74W TO 30N80W TO 27N80W TO 26N77W TO 
27N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 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 WITHIN 17N35W TO 17N36W TO 17N37W TO 15N37W TO 13N35W TO
17N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
13N43W TO 14N45W TO 13N47W TO 12N46W TO 11N45W TO 12N43W TO 
13N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N35W TO 19N40W TO 18N41W TO 17N39W TO
17N35W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N48W TO 15N50W TO 15N51W TO 14N52W TO 
13N51W TO 13N49W TO 14N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N35W TO 24N44W TO 19N47W TO 17N41W TO
16N35W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N54W TO 17N58W TO 14N58W TO 14N56W TO 15N55W 
TO 16N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL DEPRESSION NADINE NEAR 16.8N 91.8W 1006 MB AT 0900 UTC
OCT 20 MOVING WSW OR 255 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 22N80W TO 22N83W 
TO 22N87W TO 20N87W TO 20N85W TO 20N79W TO 22N80W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NADINE DISSIPATED. WITHIN 21N86W TO 22N86W TO 
22N87W TO 20N87W TO 20N86W TO 21N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 29N86W TO 29N96W TO 20N96W TO 19N91W TO
22N89W TO 24N81W TO 29N86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.