FZNT02 KNHC 242212

HSFAT2



HIGH SEAS FORECAST

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

2230 UTC FRI OCT 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 24.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 25.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 26.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM MELISSA NEAR 16.0N 74.3W 995 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 

24 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 

GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE 

QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW 

QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 

NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 18N73W TO 19N77W TO 

17N77W TO 16N76W TO 14N74W TO 16N72W TO 18N73W...INCLUDING 

BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. 

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N75W TO 15N76W TO 14N77W TO 14N76W TO 14N73W 

TO 14N75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. REMAINDER OF 

AREA WITHIN 18N72W TO 18N74W TO 18N77W TO 16N78W TO 14N73W TO 

15N72W TO 18N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED 

SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.2N 74.4W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.4N 74.8W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 

WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW 

QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM N SEMICIRCLE...75 NM 

SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. WITHIN 

18N73W TO 18N75W TO 19N77W TO 15N76W TO 15N73W TO 16N72W TO 

18N73W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N78W TO 18N78W TO 19N79W TO

18N80W TO 17N78W TO 18N77W TO 19N78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 

LESS THAN 2.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N75W TO 20N77W TO 

19N77W TO 16N78W TO 14N75W TO 15N74W TO 19N75W WINDS 20 KT OR 

LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MELISSA NEAR 16.5N 76.0W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 

WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 

QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150

NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. 

WITHIN 18N73W TO 20N79W TO 18N81W TO 15N77W TO 15N74W TO 16N72W 

TO 18N73W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 

KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N75W TO 20N80W TO 

19N80W TO 15N79W TO 14N77W TO 14N75W TO 20N75W 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 24N68W TO 22N70W TO 21N73W TO 20N71W TO 21N69W TO 

22N66W TO 24N68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M IN SE

SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N73W TO 29N80W TO 24N82W TO 21N76W TO

20N70W TO 24N73W TO 29N73W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 

ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M

IN MIXED SE AND NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N73W TO 23N75W TO 22N76W TO 21N74W TO

20N71W TO 21N71W TO 22N73W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E TO

SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 

30N74W TO 30N77W TO 29N80W TO 27N80W TO 27N77W TO 25N75W TO 

30N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.



.ATLC WITHIN 14N41W TO 14N42W TO 13N41W TO 14N40W TO 14N41W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N40W TO 18N41W TO 18N42W TO 17N43W TO

15N41W TO 15N40W TO 17N40W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 

TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW.



.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N49W TO 30N45W TO 29N39W TO 30N35W TO

31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N49W TO 29N47W TO 27N39W TO

28N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO 

NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N52W TO 22N51W TO 18N45W TO

20N38W TO 26N38W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 

M IN N TO NE SWELL.



.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N79W TO 22N82W TO 18N82W TO

19N80W TO 18N79W TO 19N78W TO 21N79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH TROPICAL STORM MELISSA.



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



$$

.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.