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FZNT02 KNHC 201017
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SUN JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 
78W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 73.5W. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 
78.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 73.5W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 
78W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 73.5W. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 76W 
AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75.5W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 79W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 74W. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 21.5N88.5W TO 18.5N92W. WEAKENING 
COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 27N87W. S OF 21N AND W OF 95W NW TO N 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 N OF 28N AND E OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR 25N94W. N OF 24N AND E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 21.5N87W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WITHIN 60 
NM OF THE COAST N OF 28N AND E OF 88W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR 24N93W. WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. ENTIRE BASIN EXCEPT N 
OF LINE FROM 30N87W TO 25N97W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 23N91W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE BASIN EXCEPT S OF LINE FROM 30N84W TO 
22N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25.5N AND E OF 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N AND W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 29N90W TO 20N96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT APPROACH 31N81W. N OF LINE FROM 29N71W TO 27N80W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 28N80W. N OF 28N AND 
UP TO 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND N OF LINE FROM 28N68W TO 25N80W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 26N70W TO 21N76W. N 
OF 27N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 74W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 27N69W 
TO 25N74W TO 27N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 26N60W TO 
22N70W...THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N74W. N OF 30N AND E OF 
FRONT TO 52W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 68W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W OF FRONT AND S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E OF LINE FROM 
25N73W TO 31N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N65W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N E OF 37W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 27N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 20N87W. N 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N82W TO 17N88W. N OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N78W TO 15N83W. S OF 20N AND 
UP TO 120 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF LINE FROM 15N72W TO 
18N83W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.