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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON OCT 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON OCT 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 15.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LORENZO NEAR 14.8N 41.3W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 13
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS
55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 80 NM
NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...
90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 210 SE QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 35W AND
45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LORENZO NEAR 17.2N 44.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA
FROM 12N TO 22N BETWEEN 38W AND 49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LORENZO NEAR 21.4N 44.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...
90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 15N TO 24N BETWEEN
40W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 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 SURFACE TROUGH FROM 31N57.5W TO 28N56W. N OF 28 W OF TROUGH TO
60W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH TO 56W SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 25N80W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 75W
AND 79W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. SE OF FRONT TO A LINE
FROM 31N70W TO 28N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN SE TO E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 23N80W. N OF 30N W OF
FRONT TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 22N77W. N OF 29N W OF
FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N57W TO 27N60W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 25N60W. FROM 26N TO
29N E OF FRONT TO 51W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
FROM 27N TO 29N W OF FRONT TO 56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5M IN
NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 25N52W. N OF 25N E OF
FRONT TO 40W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 M N OF 30N E OF 40W. ELSEWHERE E OF 50W AND N
OF A LINE FROM 27N35W TO 25N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M
IN MIXED SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.