871
FZNT02 KNHC 260946
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN OCT 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 28.
.WARNINGS.
..CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.3N 76.3W 944 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 26
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT
GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...150
NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N71W TO 20N75W TO 15N79W TO 13N76W TO 15N70W
TO 18N71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.5N 77.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 20N75W TO 20N78W TO 18N80W TO 15N80W TO 13N75W TO 16N72W
TO 20N75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 17.5N 77.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM
SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N74W TO 18N77W TO 20N80W TO 17N81W TO
14N77W TO 15N73W TO 20N74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
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 29N73W TO 30N79W TO 26N77W TO 23N77W TO 20N71W TO
24N73W TO 29N73W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N74W TO 31N77W TO 31N81W TO 28N79W TO
26N76W TO 26N75W TO 30N74W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N49W TO 28N44W TO 28N41W TO 30N36W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N40W TO 31N35W TO 31N48W TO 24N53W TO
21N52W TO 21N37W TO 26N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N51W TO 23N52W TO 23N55W TO 22N57W TO
19N56W TO 20N52W TO 22N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N35W TO 27N37W TO 27N41W
TO 23N42W TO 21N35W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 19N42W TO 20N43W TO 19N45W TO 17N44W TO 17N42W TO
19N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC AND GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 26N79W TO 28N79W TO 29N80W TO
24N85W TO 23N80W TO 26N79W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 29N84W TO 30N87W TO 29N87W TO 27N86W TO
25N84W TO 27N83W TO 29N84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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