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FZNT02 KNHC 191527
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 21.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N BETWEEN 64W AND 66W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 22N64W THEN STATIONARY TO 
21N75W. N OF 29N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF OF 30N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE 
FROM 31N75W TO 31N57W TO 22N72W TO 31N75W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 
31N69W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 23N60W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N74W. S OF 22N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W... INCLUDING 
ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 31N66W TO 31N47W TO 
20N70W TO 24N72W TO 31N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N53W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 26N46W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N74W. S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING 
ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 31N54W TO 31N36W 
TO 24N47W TO 21N67W TO 31N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N42W.  

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N40W TO 24N35W TO 11N35W TO 
11N40W TO 24N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N 
AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N44W TO 19N35W TO 
10N35W TO 10N44W TO 19N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED N AND E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 40W AND 55W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.  .

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N75W TO 11N84W. FROM 18N TO 
21N W OF FRONT TO 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 
84W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 25N97W TO 18N94W. SW OF TROUGH NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 18N TO 24N WITHIN 150 NM 
OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N97W TO 20N97W. N OF 26N WITHIN 
150 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH INLAND. 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.