000
FZNT02 KNHC 241610
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED JAN 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 
70W AND 78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 
71W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 
70W AND 78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09.5N TO 15.5N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 26N80W TO 23N86W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 22N93W TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF FRONT TO 23N BETWEEN 91W AND 95W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 23N NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STALLING COLD FRONT FROM 24.5N80W TO 21.5N87W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 20.5N94.5W TO 18N93.5W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 
25N AND W OF 91W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 21N95W TO 
18N94W. S OF 20.5N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 30N86W TO 22N97.5W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF 96W. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N97W TO 20N95W TO 18N94W. W OF 
TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 92W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W 
OF 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 24N97W TO 19N95W. S OF 21N W OF 
TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 21N TO 28N E OF 
93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 26N75W TO 
23.5N82W. N OF FRONT W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN FLORIDA CURRENT NEAR 24N81W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 27N63W TO 22N78W. N 
OF FRONT TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 20N W OF 69W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT APPROACH 
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23.5N82W TO 
20N87.5W. N OF 20N W OF 80W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 17.5N W OF 74W... 
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W...INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.