000 FZNT02 KNHC 182202 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI NOV 18 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 20. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... .GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N92W TO 25N97.5W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 27N W OF 95W. SEAS TO 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25N96W TO 21N98W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 27N W OF 95W. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 19N TO 20N W OF 96W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 24N95W TO 19N95W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF MEXICO N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N84W TO 21N94W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N95W. S OF 20N W OF 96W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 94.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUND BY 23N94.5W TO 26N87W TO 24N87W TO 21N93W TO 18N94.5W TO 23N94.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC N OF 25N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 26N35W TO 23N43W TO 27N45W TO 31N43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 22N64W. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 22N62W. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 61W AND 71W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 22N61W. N OF 30N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 26N61W TO 26N70W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 20N81W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 23N81W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 78W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .CARIBBEAN N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 72.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N72W TO 13N83.5W. N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W AND N OF 17N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W ...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N72W TO 13N83W. N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO 16N78W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. SW OF A LINE FROM 16N85W TO 20N81W TO 20N78W TO 10N83W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO 15N78W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.