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FZNT02 KNHC 211615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 09.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 74W. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14.5N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 80W...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 FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 
65W AND 81W...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 13.5N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 78W NE 
TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF 67W.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.SE OF LINE FROM 26N82W TO 26.5N85W TO 24N89W TO 21.5N86W... 
INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 23.5N84W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  W OF LINE FROM 29N91W TO 20N96W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING GULF FROM 30N93.5W TO 
26N97W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N 
OF 20N E OF 92W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 23.5N 
W OF 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 28N67.5W TO 21N76W. N OF 28N UP TO 
120 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N 
OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26.5N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 29N58.5W TO 26N60W 
TO 20N74W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 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 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND N SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 37W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. FROM 19N TO 27N E OF 44W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21N76W TO 15N84W. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL N OF 20N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 
17N83W TO 16N88W. NW OF FRONT TO 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE AND APPROACH S TO 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.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.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.