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FZNT02 KNHC 180959
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI JAN 18 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 
79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 74W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 
70W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 74W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75.5W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 74W. FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 
77W AND 79W WINDS 20KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 27 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 
24N98W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 25N94W TO 21N97W. 
FROM 22N TO 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH 
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST BETWEEN 
FREEPORT TEXAS AND BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 26N89W TO 22N93W TO 
18N94W. S OF 20N AND W OF 95W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE 
FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST BETWEEN FREEPORT TEXAS AND 
MATAGORDA TEXAS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT AND N OF 26N S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 25N86W TO 21.5N87W. 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE 
FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST BETWEEN FREEPORT TEXAS AND 
MATAGORDA TEXAS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT AND N OF 24.5N SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 36W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 22N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 21N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N AND W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 31N81W. N OF LINE FROM 
31N72W TO 26N80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR 31N79W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.