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FZNT02 KNHC 132032
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT JAN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22.5N82W TO 19N83W TO 16N87W. TROUGH 
FROM 20N79W TO 16N80W TO 11N78W. W OF FRONT AND S OF 20N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 15N81W TO 
10N83W. FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 82.5W AND 86W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.21 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 15N81W TO 
10N83W. FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 82.5W AND 86W N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 15N81W TO 
10N83W. FROM 10N TO 19N W OF FRONT TO 87W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 10N TO 15N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 15N80W AND 
WEAKENING TO 10N82W. W OF FRONT TO 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 10N TO 14.5N. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 
TO 10 FT FROM 15N TO 19N.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 19N E OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N67W TO 26N69W TO 26N75W TO 
20N75W TO 19N64W TO 15N59W TO 10N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 55W AND IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E OF 
55W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 26N49W. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 
31N63W TO 23N69W TO 18N62W TO 13N58W TO 07N53W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL N OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 60W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
E TO SE WINDS BETWEEN 53W AND 60W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E 
OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO 22N64W TO 16N61W TO 07N54W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 26N78W TO 23N80W. SECOND COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 
31N67W TO 26N75W TO 28N77W TO 31N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT TO MERGE WITH FIRST COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 26N76W...THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N77W. N 
OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND A LINE FROM 31N63W TO 23N69W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 26N76W TO 
21N77W. POST-FRONTAL TROUGH TO APPROACH NW PART OF AREA. S OF 
25N W OF FRONT TO 79W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
LITTLE CHANGE ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 27N73W...THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N77W. POST-FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N74W TO 
31N78W TO TRANSITION INTO A COLD FRONT BY THE 36 HOUR FORECAST. 
N OF POST-FRONTAL TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S 
OF 25.5N W OF STATIONARY FRONT TO 79W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N64W TO 
25N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 27N73W TO 
21N77W. COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 29N75W TO 28N80W TO MERGE WITH 
STATIONARY FRONT BY THE 42 HOUR FORECAST. N OF COLD FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 30N75W. S 
OF 25N W OF STATIONARY FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.36 HOUR FORECAST MERGED FRONT TO BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N70W 
TO 27N74W TO 21N77W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 79W N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 27N74W TO 
21N77W. NW OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N75W TO 28N80W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN FRONT AND 75W... 
9 TO 12 FT BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND S FLORIDA AND 8 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 71W AND 
76W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 88W AND 90W N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 91W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT 
NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 10 FT FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 85W 
AND 87W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 87W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL 
AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STRAITS OF FLORIDA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.