904  
FZNT02 KNHC 220858  
HSFAT2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1030 UTC WED OCT 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 0600 UTC WED OCT 22.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 23.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 24.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
.TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 14.3N 73.5W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT  
22 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT  
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E  
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M  
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM  
SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N72W TO 17N76W TO 14N74W TO 13N68W TO 14N68W  
TO 18N72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA  
WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N77W TO 15N78W TO 13N76W TO 12N70W TO 14N67W  
TO 18N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 15.2N 74.9W.  
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 180  
NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N72W TO 18N76W TO 16N78W TO 15N77W TO 14N74W  
TO 16N71W TO 18N72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.  
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 17N71W TO 19N76W TO 17N79W TO 14N78W TO  
14N74W TO 15N70W TO 17N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M  
IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 16.0N 75.2W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW  
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180  
NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N72W TO 18N75W TO 17N78W TO 15N77W TO 14N75W  
TO 14N74W TO 17N72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.  
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 18N71W TO 19N76W TO 19N78W TO 15N79W TO  
14N74W TO 16N71W TO 18N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0  
M 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 WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N53W TO 28N48W TO 28N41W TO 30N35W TO  
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N37W TO 31N48W TO 29N44W TO 29N40W TO  
31N37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 28N47W TO 28N43W TO  
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
 
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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