270
FZNT02 KNHC 012101
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED OCT 1 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 1.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT  2.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT  3.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IMELDA N OF AREA NEAR 31.6N 67.9W 966 MB AT 2100 UTC
OCT 01 MOVING ENE OR 070 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85
KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE
QUADRANT...220 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 170 NM
NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270
NM S SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N58W TO
31N77W TO 30N74W TO 26N71W TO 25N67W TO 27N62W TO 31N58W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 10.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N74W TO
31N81W TO 27N80W TO 23N72W TO 25N66W TO 27N72W TO
30N74W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL/EXTRATROPICAL IMELDA N OF AREA
NEAR 32.3N 64.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL IMELDA N OF AREA
NEAR 33.2N 58.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE
QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 230 NM NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N70W TO 26N62W TO 27N53W
TO 31N49W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8.5 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 27N56W TO 28N65W TO 31N71W TO 31N81W TO 27N79W TO
23N70W TO 27N56W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL/EXTRATROPICAL IMELDA N OF AREA
NEAR 37.2N 51.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N46W TO 31N65W TO 28N64W TO 28N56W TO
26N54W TO 27N50W TO 31N46W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.5
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N42W TO 27N55W TO 31N72W TO 26N77W TO
19N68W TO 22N50W TO 31N42W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N 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 16N46W TO 17N48W TO 17N49W TO 16N49W TO 15N47W TO
15N46W TO 16N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N82W TO 29N77W TO
29N72W TO 29N70W TO 31N69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
5.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N72W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 27N76W TO
28N74W TO 31N72W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N84W TO
30N85W TO 29N85W TO 28N84W TO 28N83W TO 29N83W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N85W TO 31N88W TO 29N92W TO 28N90W TO
28N87W TO 30N85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.

.GULF OF AMERICA 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N95W TO 20N96W TO
20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.