000
FZNT02 KNHC 212036
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN JAN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 25N45W TO 23N50W TO 22N54W 
THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N65W. S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W 
AND 74W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
LINE FROM 31N49W TO 31N35W TO 27N35W TO 22N60W TO 25N57W TO 
31N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 20.5N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N38W TO 
22N43W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 49W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 49W AND 58W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 24N75W TO 22N77W. WITHIN 120 
NM W OF TROUGH AXIS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 
70W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST 
FROM VERMILION BAY LOUISIANA TO HIGH ISLAND TEXAS.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FOG DISSIPATED.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 
26N97W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 23N98W. W OF FRONT 
AND S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 22N90W TO 18N94W. 
TROUGH FROM 18N95W TO 21N96W TO 22N97W. W OF TROUGH AND S OF 21N 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.