418
FZNT02 KNHC 221541
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED OCT 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 24.
.WARNINGS.
..CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 14.4N 73.6W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT
22 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM
SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N72W TO 17N77W TO 15N76W TO 13N73W TO
13N69W TO 15N69W TO 18N72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N67W TO 18N71W TO 18N76W TO 17N79W TO
13N76W TO 13N68W TO 15N67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 15.2N 74.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150
NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N75W TO 17N78W TO 15N78W TO 14N75W
TO 15N71W TO 18N71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 18N71W TO 19N76W TO 17N80W TO 15N80W TO 14N74W TO
15N70W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 16.0N 74.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...90 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 7 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N72W TO 19N75W TO 17N77W TO 14N76W TO 14N74W
TO 16N72W TO 18N72W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N71W
TO 18N73W TO 19N77W TO 17N79W TO 15N78W TO 14N73W TO
17N71W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 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 31N41W TO 31N52W TO 30N51W TO 29N47W TO 30N43W TO
31N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N38W TO 31N48W TO 30N47W TO 30N41W TO
31N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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