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FZNT02 KNHC 201616
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 
67W 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 72W AND 
78W.
.03 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 
74W AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 11N BETWEEN COAST OF COLOMBIA 
AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W 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 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 
FT GULF OF VENEZUELA. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 16N BETWEEN 79W AND 
82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 
74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO NE SWELL.
.39 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 
74W AND ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N89W TO 27N95W TO 24N98W. NW 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 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 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N94W TO 20N96W.
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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 24N94W TO 19N95W. 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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
25N93W 1016 MB AND FROM THE LOW TO 18N94W. S OF 25N W OF LOW
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW AND W 
FRONT AND LOW N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26.5N83W TO 25N90W TO 22N93W 
TO 18.5N93W. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 29N90W TO 
24N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N83W TO 26N90W TO 25N89W TO 
18N93W. TROUGH FROM 25N97W TO 22N95W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 60 NM W 
OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 27N48W TO 26N54W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 24N63W TO 24N73W. N OF 26N W OF COLD FRONT TO A LINE FROM 
31N49W TO 26N50W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF STATIONARY FRONT AND E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 25N49W THEN 
WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 23N60W. N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT E OF 43W 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL N OF 27N. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 58W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 
24N49W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 38W AND 41W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 44W AND 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N AND E 
OF A LINE FROM 31N47W TO 27N52W TO 21N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 T0 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC E OF A LINE FROM 31N38W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 07N TO 20N BETWEEN 41W AND 
61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN A LINE FROM 20N52W TO 15N49W TO 07N43W 
AND ANOTHER LINE FROM 19N62W TO 14N60W TO 07N57W WINDS 2O KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
10N54W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 20N TO 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING 
APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.