000
FZNT02 KNHC 171613
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 22N78W. N OF 24N 
BETWEEN 61W AND 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 
31N70W TO 21N76W. N OF 30N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N WITHIN 
150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 22N70W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N74W. N OF OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 71W NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 77W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 79W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 24N68W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N74W. N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS...HIGHEST NEAR 31N65W. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...   
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 23N92W TO 19N86W. S OF 21N W OF 95W 
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST S OF 
24N W OF 95W. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 26N96W TO 21N96W 
TO 18N94W. W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S 
OF A LINE FROM 30N86W TO 25N97W AND E OF TROUGH...INCLUDING THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N47W TO 24N47W. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH TO 39W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N48W TO 25N45W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 09N TO 23N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 17N80W. N 
OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 
20N76W TO 15N83W. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N75W TO 18N79W TO 
13N82W. FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 88W AND FROM 12N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 78W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.