974
FZNT02 KNHC 270405
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON OCT 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON OCT 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 29.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.3N 77.5W 933 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 27
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT
GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 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...210 NM
NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 18N72W TO 20N75W TO 19N81W TO 14N80W TO 13N76W TO 15N72W
TO 18N72W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 17.1N 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 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 150 NM FROM CENTER...EXCEPT 75 NM IN THE SW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N74W TO 20N80W TO 19N81W TO
15N81W TO 12N76W TO 16N72W TO 20N74W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 19.4N 76.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 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 135 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM
SE QUADRANT...WITHIN 180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N72W TO 22N74W TO 21N80W
TO 17N81W TO 17N78W TO 13N75W TO 18N72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 28N80W. WITHIN 30N75W TO
31N76W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 28N79W TO 28N76W TO 30N75W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 27N74W TO 28N75W TO 28N76W
TO 27N77W TO 26N77W TO 26N75W TO 27N74W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N77W WITH TROUGH TO 30N80W.
WITHIN 31N74W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO 30N76W TO 31N74W SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N80W. WITHIN
31N77W TO 31N81W TO 29N81W TO 30N80W TO 30N78W TO 31N77W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N66W TO
29N65W TO 29N63W TO 30N61W TO 31N60W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N46W TO 29N45W TO 29N44W TO 30N43W TO
31N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 25N38W TO 23N39W TO
21N36W TO 21N35W TO 24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N35W TO 21N37W TO 20N37W TO 18N36W TO
17N35W TO 23N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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