000
FZNT02 KNHC 200327
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 20 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 
70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN 
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 
78W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 
17.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 
17.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 
TO 30 KT IN THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 
17.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 
KT IN THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29.5N92W TO 27N97W. 
NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 26N97W. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N95W TO 22N97W. S 
OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N94W TO 20N96.5W. 
S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 25N90W TO 24N95W TO 
18.5N94W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT W OF 92W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 26N90W TO 21.5N94W 
TO 18.5N93W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 87W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 25N56W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 23N72W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 52W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT AND E OF 66W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 26N45W 
TO 25N53W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N BETWEEN 40W AND 45W. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E 
OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 42W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 42W AND 51 NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N AND E OF A LINE FROM 31N48W TO 22N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 T0 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC E OF A LINE FROM 31N38W TO 23N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 12N E OF 42W...AND S OF 09N 
BETWEEN 42W AND 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 41W AND 52W...AND FROM 10N TO 
19N BETWEEN 52W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 48W AND 57W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W... 
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W... 
INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.