000
FZNT02 KNHC 180915
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 25N80W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 21N77W. 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 OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 25N69W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N75W. 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 IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. N OF 
29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 24N66W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N75W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 56W AND 63W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS...HIGHEST N 
OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 24N59W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N71W. W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 23N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 25N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 19N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN NW OF LINE FROM 20N77W TO 16N84W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N75W TO 14N83W. W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 82W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 21N89W. TROUGH FROM 
26N97W TO 21N94W. W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. SE OF LINE FROM 29N86W TO 26N97W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N97W TO 19N95W. S OF 23N W OF 
93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. 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.