379
FZNT02 KNHC 252113
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT OCT 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 27.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.6N 75.5W 974 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 25
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS
90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...110
NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS
4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE
QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 105 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 7 M. WITHIN 18N73W TO 19N77W TO 17N78W TO 15N77W TO 14N75W TO
16N73W TO 18N73W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N77W TO 20N80W
TO 21N81W TO 19N82W TO 18N79W TO 19N77W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N75W TO 18N77W TO
17N73W TO 14N75W TO 16N69W TO 19N75W...INCLUDING IN MONA
PASSAGE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.7N 76.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9 M. WITHIN 18N72W TO 20N76W TO
18N80W TO 16N79W TO 14N76W TO 15N74W TO 18N72W...INCLUDING
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N78W TO 19N79W TO 19N80W TO 17N81W TO 17N80W
TO 18N78W TO 19N78W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N71W TO 20N77W TO 17N80W TO 15N80W TO
13N77W TO 15N71W TO 17N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.9N 77.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M.
WITHIN 18N73W TO 20N76W TO 20N79W TO 17N81W TO 14N79W TO 15N75W
TO 18N73W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N72W TO 20N75W TO
20N80W TO 18N81W TO 14N80W TO 12N77W TO 16N72W 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 26N75W TO 29N74W TO 28N80W TO 25N78W TO 20N72W TO
24N72W TO 26N75W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29.5N78.5W TO 30N79.5W TO 29.5N80W TO
29N80W TO 29N79W TO 29N78.5W TO 29.5N78.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N75W TO 31N80W TO 28N80W TO 27N77W
TO 25N75W TO 25N72W TO 30N75W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N74.5W TO 31N80W TO 30N78W TO
30N76.5W TO 30.5N75.5W TO 31N74.5W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N48W TO 30N47W TO 29N42W TO 28N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N52W TO 22N50W TO 20N47W TO
23N40W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N38W TO 26N49W TO 24N59W TO 19N52W TO
21N46W TO 18N42W TO 25N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 18N41W TO 18N42W TO 16N41W TO 16N40W TO 18N41W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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