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FZNT02 KNHC 092132
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED OCT 9 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL
OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN
DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY.
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SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 11.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 22.2N 49.0W 982 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 09
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER.
 SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N46W TO 25N48W
TO 24N50W TO 23N51W TO 21N50W TO 22N46W TO 24N46W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 27N35W TO 31N35W
TO 31N53W TO 25N58W TO 19N55W TO 17N50W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 23.8N 50.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 
NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N48W TO 26N50W TO 24N52W TO 22N51W TO 22N50W 
TO 24N47W TO 26N48W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 25N55W TO 20N54W TO 
19N45W TO 25N36W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 25.3N 50.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 27.2N 49.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N41W TO 31N50W TO 25N51W TO 24N46W TO 28N42W 
TO 31N41W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA 
WITHIN 29N47W TO 27N50W TO 26N49W TO 27N48W TO 26N48W TO 27N46W 
TO 29N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 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.

...ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE MILTON NEAR 26.9N 83.4W 948 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 09
MOVING NE OR 035 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE
QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 220 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N84W TO 29N91W TO 23N91W TO 20N87W 
TO 22N82W TO 25N81W TO 30N84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED
ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 29N88W TO 27N95W TO 23N97W TO 
19N96W TO 21N89W TO 29N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MILTON OVER WATER NEAR 28.9N 
79.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...130 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 220 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE 
QUADRANT...AND 330 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N81W TO 26N80W TO 24N78W TO 25N74W TO 27N71W 
TO 31N70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. WITHIN 29N83W 
TO 30N86W TO 26N87W TO 24N84W TO 24N82W TO 26N82W TO 29N83W NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 
27N87W TO 29N86W TO 27N95W TO 22N94W TO 19N86W TO 23N81W TO 
27N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MILTON NEAR 29.2N 
76.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL MILTON NEAR 29.3N 
73.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO
29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N68W TO 31N81W TO 26N80W TO 25N77W TO 
25N71W TO 31N68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 30N68.5W 1000 MB. WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N68W TO
29N68W TO 28N67W TO 29N66W TO 31N66W SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N68W TO 29N71W TO 
27N71W TO 27N68W TO 28N65W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N77W TO 25N73W TO 
25N62W TO 31N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES MOVE N OF AREA. WITHIN 31N57W TO 
31N59W TO 30.5N59W TO 30.5N58W TO 30.5N57.5W TO 31N57W SW TO W 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N54W TO 
31N68W TO 25N65W TO 26N58W TO 31N54W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N59W TO 29N58W TO 29N56W TO
30N54W TO 31N53W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N52W TO 31N65W TO 26N63W TO 25N59W TO 31N52W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N52W TO 31N62W TO 26N61W TO 24N55W TO
27N52W TO 31N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N82W TO 28N84W TO 
27N90W TO 23N91W TO 20N87W TO 21N84W TO 26N82W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.