000
FZNT02 KNHC 220336
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE OCT 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE OCT 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 24.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OSCAR NEAR 21.8N 75.4W 1005 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT
22 MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12
FT WIHTIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N74W TO 23N75W 
TO 22N76W TO 21N76W TO 21N74W TO 22N74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL OSCAR NEAR 24.3N 73.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N71W TO 26N72W TO 25N75W TO 
24N74W TO 23N72W TO 23N71W TO 25N71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OSCAR NEAR 26.5N 
71.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .48 HOUR 
FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OSCAR NEAR 29.3N 68.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
27N72W TO 26N67W TO 23N67W TO 25N74W TO 27N72W WINDS 2O TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OSCAR DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH WINDS
AND SEAS DESCRIBED BELOW.

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 31N59W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 26N74W TO 28N70W TO
29N60W TO 31N59W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 22N73W. W
OF FRONT WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N60W TO 23N72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 29N67W. E OF FRONT WITHIN 
31N75W TO 31N70W TO 23N70W TO 28N78W TO 31N75W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.ATLC WITHIN 26N35W TO 21N52W TO 15N61W TO 10N55W TO 14N49W TO 
12N35W TO 26N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 27N40W TO 25N39W TO 
26N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 23N56W TO 18N61W TO 17N51W TO
10N44W TO 10N35W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 21N52W TO 15N57W TO 08N53W TO
08N35W TO 24N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 24N85W TO 24N86W TO 24N87W TO 23N88W TO
22N85W TO 24N85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 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.