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FZNT02 KNHC 261600
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JAN 26 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 28.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31M71W TO 25N81W. FROM 27N TO
28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N72W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
28N79W 1008 MB. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N75W TO LOW PRES 29N78W
1007 MB. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N
OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 17.5N85.5W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. .
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N83.5W TO 16N87W. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 20N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 16N84W. S OF 17.5N W
OF FRONT TO 87W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF
18N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N97W TO 23N84W TO
21N91W TO 25N97W TO 27N97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N96W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24.5N81W TO LOW PRES NEAR
23N92W 1009 MB. FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 18.5N93W.
WITHIN 60 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 87W AND 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 21N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM FRONT TO 26.5N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 22N92W. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 
17.5N85.5W. S OF 25N WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 29N83W TO 22N97W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST 
FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 26N E OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES EAST OF AREA NEAR 28N34W 1008 MB. N OF 23N E OF
50W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
LINE FROM 31N50W TO 17N62W TO 08.5N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24.5N38W 1011 MB. N OF 25N E OF 
45W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. N OF 17N E OF 53W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N37W 1013 MB. N OF 28N BETWEEN
40W AND 45W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
20N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 20N W OF 85W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 802 NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$

.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.