FZNT02 KNHC 271007

HSFAT2



HIGH SEAS FORECAST

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON OCT 27.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 28.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 29.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.4N 77.8W 917 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 27

MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT

GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE

QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW

QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...165 NM

SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 

SEAS TO 11.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N72W TO 20N75W TO 20N80W TO 

14N81W TO 13N76W TO 15N71W 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 17.3N 78.1W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 

WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 

QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 

WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW 

QUADRANT AND WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N72W TO 

20N74W TO 21N80W TO 17N82W TO 12N77W TO 13N74W TO 19N72W...INCLUDING

BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA INLAND NEAR 20.1N 76.0W. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE

WINDS WITHIN 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 160 NM

SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 

150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N73W

TO 23N73W TO 23N76W TO 19N78W TO 15N75W TO 17N72W TO 

19N73W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND ATLANTIC 

EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF 

AREA WITHIN 22N69W TO 23N70W TO 22N72W TO 20N71W TO 20N70W TO 

20N69W TO 22N69W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

WITHIN 20N79W TO 22N81W TO 21N82W TO 19N83W TO 17N82W TO 18N78W 

TO 20N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E 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 29N76W TO 31N78W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 27N77W TO

28N76W TO 29N76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N72W TO 31N75W TO 30N76W TO 29N75W TO

30N74W TO 31N72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N65W TO 29N65W TO 29N63W TO

30N61W TO 30N60W TO 31N58W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 

M. WITHIN 31N79.5W TO 31N81W TO 30.5N81W TO 30.5N80.5W TO 

31N79.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL. 



.ATLC WITHIN 31N43W TO 31N47W TO 30N46W TO 30N44W TO 31N43W

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 33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 23N36W TO 22N37W TO

22N36W 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 22N35W TO 20N36W TO 18N36W TO 17N36W TO

16N35W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO

NE SWELL.



.GULF OF AMERICA 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N92W TO

26N97W. WITHIN 28N94W TO 30N93W TO 30N94W TO 29N97W TO 27N97W TO

27N96W TO 28N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.



.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.



$$

.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.