802
FZNT02 KNHC 262140
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 28.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.4N 77.2W 941 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 26
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS
150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM
NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. WITHIN
18N72W TO 20N75W TO 20N78W TO 16N78W TO 14N76W TO 15N73W TO
18N72W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N75W TO 22N77W TO 18N80W
TO 18N79W TO 19N78W TO 19N77W TO 22N75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N72W TO 18N79W TO
16N80W TO 14N79W TO 13N76W TO 15N71W TO 17N72W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.6N 78.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM E SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 8 M. WITHIN 18N72W TO 20N78W TO 18N81W TO 15N77W TO
12N75W TO 15N75W TO 18N72W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
18N72W TO 20N75W TO 19N81W TO 15N80W TO 13N76W TO 16N72W TO
18N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA INLAND OVER JAMAICA NEAR
18.4N 77.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 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 120
NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. WITHIN 18N73W TO 20N76W TO 18N76W TO 20N78W
TO 19N79W TO 14N74W TO 18N73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N70W TO 22N76W TO 20N79W TO 20N74W TO
19N73W TO 20N69W TO 21N70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N72W TO 21N79W TO 19N82W TO 16N78W
TO 13N75W TO 14N74W 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 29N75W TO 31N80W TO 28N80W TO 27N77W TO 25N75W TO
26N73W TO 29N75W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N80W TO 30N79W TO 30N76W TO
31N75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N63W TO 31N69W TO 30N68W TO 27N68W TO
27N66W TO 29N63W TO 30N63W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M IN SE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO 31N77W TO
31N76W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 29N35W TO 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 25N47W TO 23N43W TO
28N41W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N35W TO 31N35W TO 29N38W TO 31N43W TO
21N41W TO 22N38W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N
TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N35W TO 27N38W TO 30N38W TO 31N43W TO
23N39W TO 19N35W TO 26N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE
SWELL.
.ATLC 39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N35W TO 12N37W TO 14N40W TO
12N40W TO 10N39W TO 08N35W TO 11N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 M IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N35W TO 13N40W TO 11N42W TO 10N41W TO
08N38W TO 07N35W TO 10N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N
TO NE SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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