000
FZNT02 KNHC 181521
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 23N81W. 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 24N68W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N73W. N OF OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 72W NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 78W 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 31N57W TO 22N64W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N73W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 57W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS...HIGHEST N 
OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 23N60W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N71W. W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 09N TO 21N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 24N E OF 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N E OF 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 23N81W TO 17N88W. NW OF LINE FROM 
20N78W TO 14N83W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 14N83W. W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W 
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 FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO SE OF LINE FROM 27N82W TO 22N94W...INCLUDING 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FROM 19 TO 22N W OF 95W. MW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N98W TO 22N97W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 
180 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.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 FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.