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FZNT02 KNHC 241631
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI OCT 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 26.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 15.7N 74.6W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT
24 MOVING ESE OR 105 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...15 NM SW QUADRANT AND
105 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M. WITHIN 18N73W TO 18N76W TO
17N77W TO 14N74W TO 15N73W TO 18N73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0
TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N72W TO 19N77W TO 16N78W TO 15N77W
TO 14N74W TO 16N71W TO 18N72W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 16.3N 74.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM
S SEMICIRCLE...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6 M. WITHIN
18N73W TO 18N75W TO 17N76W TO 16N75W TO 15N74W TO 16N73W TO
18N73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
19N76W TO 19N76.5W TO 19N77W TO 18.5N77W TO 18.5N76.5W TO
18.5N76W TO 19N76W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
17N72W TO 19N75W TO 20N77W TO 17N78W TO 15N76W TO 15N74W TO
17N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.5N 75.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. WITHIN 18N73W TO 19N75W TO
19N78W TO 17N78W TO 15N77W TO 16N73W TO 18N73W...INCLUDING
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N78W TO 18N81W TO 17N80W TO 18N79W TO 15N77W
TO 18N78W TO 20N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N75W TO 20N76W TO 19N78W TO 15N77W TO
14N76W TO 15N74W TO 19N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.6N 76.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7 M. WITHIN
18N73W TO 20N76W TO 20N79W TO 18N77W TO 17N79W TO 15N75W TO
18N73W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N79W TO 21N80W TO 20N80W TO
17N79W TO 17N78W TO 18N77W TO 19N79W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N72W TO 20N76W TO
20N79W TO 15N79W TO 14N76W TO 16N73W TO 18N72W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 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 15N37W TO 15N40W TO 13N41W TO 12N38W TO 13N37W TO
15N37W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N38W TO 19N40W TO 18N43W TO 16N43W TO
15N40W TO 15N38W TO 17N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N43W TO 20N46W TO 18N46W TO 16N43W TO
18N42W TO 21N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN E TO SE
SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N36W TO 31N50W TO 28N48W TO 29N43W TO 31N36W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 29N46W TO 28N38W TO
29N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N53W TO 27N49W TO 22N50W TO
20N46W TO 24N39W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.ATLC AND GULF OF AMERICA 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N42W TO
25N80W TO 24N82W TO 17N43W TO 20N42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N75W TO 29N80W TO 26N80W TO 25N83W TO
24N84W TO 23N80W TO 29N75W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N74W TO 26N75W TO 26N77W TO 25N76W TO 24N75W
TO 25N74W TO 26N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N79W TO 27N80W TO 25N80W TO 24N82W TO
23N80W TO 25N79W TO 27N79W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N73W TO
30N80W TO 26N80W TO 23N83W TO 27N77W TO 24N73W TO
30N73W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N78W TO 21N80W TO 21N81W TO 20N83W TO 19N82W
TO 19N79W TO 20N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N78W TO 21N80W TO 21N82W TO 19N83W TO
19N80W TO 18N79W TO 20N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH TROPICAL STORM MELISSA.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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