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FZNT02 KNHC 192044
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 21.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
67W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
E SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 22N64W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N74W. N OF 29N WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 31N73W 
TO 31N54W TO 22N72W TO 31N73W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 31N60W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 23N57W 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 31N63W TO 31N44W TO 
22N65W TO 21N70W TO 24N73W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N50W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 25N43W 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 31N50W TO 31N35W 
TO 26N40W TO 23N60W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N38W.  

.ATLC WITHIN FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 35W AND 42W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 35W AND 46W  WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 44W AND 60W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 18N80W 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 28N97W TO 26N96W TO 20N96W. WITHIN 
90 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 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.