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FZNT02 KNHC 211012
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 19.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 74W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 74W.
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN S OF LINE FROM 18N70W TO 
16N81W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 74W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 
64W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 70W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 
64W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 68W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 23N75W TO 21N77W. N OF 26N UP TO 270 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 
26N W OF FRONT TO 79W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT 
IN NW SWELL..HIGHEST NEAR 31N72W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 25N65W TO 20N74W. N 
OF 30N UP TO 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 72W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N67W. W OF FRONT AND S OF 
24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N 
OF FRONT AND E OF LINE FROM 24N68W TO 29N76W TO 31N76W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 25N54W TO 21N63W... 
THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N70W. N OF 29N UP TO 150 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 27.5N W OF 
FRONT TO 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N57W. W OF FRONT AND S OF LINE FROM 
27.5N51W TO 27.5N70W TO 30N80W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE AND FLORIDA STRAITS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E OF LINE 
FROM 31N73W TO 28.5N79W TO 27.5N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 36W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 26N E OF 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21N79W TO 19N80.5W TO 16N84.5W. 
CARIBBEAN W OF 83W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST 
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 15N83W. FROM 
17N TO 19N BETWEEN 81W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 
15N84W. N OF FRONT AND E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 
84W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 19N82W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 
83W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 18N AND W OF 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF LINE FROM 27.5N85W TO 24N93W TO 
18.5N95W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 24N85W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 29N91W TO 20N96W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE BASIN EXCEPT S OF LINE FROM 23N84W TO 
25N90W TO 20N96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 
LINE FROM 29N92W TO 23N95W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
ELSEWHERE SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE BASIN EXCEPT S OF LINE FROM 23N84W TO 
24N89W TO 20N96W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 28N87W.

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

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.