919
FZNT02 KNHC 222118
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU OCT 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 24.
.WARNINGS.
..CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 14.4N 74.3W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 22
MOVING WNW OR 290 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 180 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 14.9N 74.6W.
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 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM
N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N76W TO 17N78W TO 16N78W TO 14N76W TO 15N72W TO
18N71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
18N71W TO 19N76W TO 17N79W 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 15.6N 74.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM
N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S 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 16N70W TO 18N73W TO
19N77W TO 17N79W TO 15N78W TO 14N74W TO 16N70W...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 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N38W TO 31N48W TO 30N46W TO 30N41W
TO 31N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 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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