000
FZNT02 KNHC 110935
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JAN 11 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 22N WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N95W TO 28N96W TO 26N97W.
TROUGH FROM 30N94W TO 26N95W TO 21N97W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF TROUGH W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 60 NM E
OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 19N TO
21N WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 24N94W TO 22N98W.
TROUGH FROM 30N90W TO 25N92W TO 24N93W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 26N W OF 93W. ELSEWHERE N OF
26N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N
OF 25N WITHIN 60 NM E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. S OF 21N WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ NW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 22N85W. REINFORCING 
COLD FRONT FROM 30N83.5W TO 26N87W. S OF 20N WITHIN 60 NM OF 
COAST OF VERACRUZ NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 29N BETWEEN 86W AND 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 22.5N93W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27.5N83W TO 24N87W. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 29N89W TO 29N85W TO 23N85W TO 18N95W TO 21N98W TO
29N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH W OF AREA OVER FLORIDA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
31N71W TO 27N70W TO 25N72W TO 25N77W TO 29N80W TO 31N81W TO 
31N71W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND
SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W AND WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 26N73W TO 19N66W TO 20N74W TO 26N76W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N80W TO 31N69W TO 
27N77W TO 31N80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC E OF A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 20N49W TO 10N49W TO 07N40W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N55W TO 26N40W TO
23N35W TO 07N35W TO 07N47W TO 19N65W TO 24N65W TO 26N55W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 30N54W TO 30N62W. N OF FRONT NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30.5N35W TO 29N40W TO 28N55W
THEN SHEAR LINE TO 29N64W. N OF FRONT AND SHEAR LINE NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 31N43W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT AND SHEAR LINE DISSIPATED. N OF 20N
E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 28N35W. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM
31N66W TO 22N70W TO 07N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 20N87W. W
OF FRONT...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 19N85W TO 15N87.5W. S
OF 19N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.