000
FZNT02 KNHC 170920
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 21N76W. TROUGH FROM 31N63W TO 
24N66W. N OF 23N BETWEEN 60W AND 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 
31N72W TO 22N77W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT N OF BAHAMAS.
.33 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 21N76W. N OF 29N W 
OF FRONT TO 73W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 24N68W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N74W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...   
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 20N96W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 18N93W TO 22N97W 
TO 25N97W. W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 25N E OF 95W 
INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N45W TO 23N46W. E OF LINE FROM 31N48W TO 
13N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 22N E OF 38W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 25N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N78W TO 16N82W. N 
OF 19N W OF FRONT TO 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 
20N78W TO 15N84W. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 15N83W. WITHIN 
150 NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.