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FZNT02 KNHC 181603
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 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 FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 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 FROM 09.4N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 78.5W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.27 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 24N98W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. 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. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 150 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT.
.36 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. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT 
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE TEXAS COAST. 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 27N81W TO 18.5N90W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW 
TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 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 FROM 31N79W TO 27N81W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 76W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 67.5W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 26N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 25N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 21N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.