602
FZNT02 KNHC 212046
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE OCT 21 2025
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AMERICA
SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 23.
.WARNINGS.
..CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 14.2N 73.0W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT
21 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM
NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
18N68W TO 17N76W TO 14N73W TO 13N71W TO 14N67W TO 18N68W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 15.0N 74.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120
NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
17N70W TO 18N76W TO 17N77W TO 14N77W TO 13N73W TO 15N70W TO
17N70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 16.1N 75.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N71W TO 18N73W TO 19N76W TO 16N79W TO
14N75W TO 14N73W TO 17N71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
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 17N54W TO 18N58W TO 18N62W TO 16N61W TO 12N58W TO
16N54W TO 17N54W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES
AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN N SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N52W TO 30.5N51.5W TO
30.5N48W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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