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FZNT02 KNHC 131618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON JAN 13 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 74W AND 
84W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN WINDWARD PASSAGE AND JAMAICA.
FROM 16N TO 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N W OF 84W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 75W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 16N77W TO 17N70W TO 11N74W TO 10N78W TO 12N83W TO 
15N83W TO 16N77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... 
EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT S OF 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W. N OF 18N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 84W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN WINDWARD PASSAGE 
AND JAMAICA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 16N TO 24N BETWEEN 45W AND 54W...FROM 13N TO 24N 
BETWEEN 54W AND 63W...S OF 25N BETWEEN 63W AND 77W AND S OF 23N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 
KT BETWEEN 65W AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT FROM 14N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 52W AND 62W AND S OF 22N BETWEEN 62W AND THE SE BAHAMAS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS N OF 22N AND 8 TO 10 FT S 
OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS TO 77W. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E OF 55W AND IN NE TO E 
SWELL W OF 55W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 48W AND 62W AND S OF 
23N BETWEEN 62W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT FROM 14N TO 21N BETWEEN 56W AND THE SE 
BAHAMAS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS N OF 22N AND TO 9 
FT S OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS TO 77W. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E OF 50W AND IN NE TO E
SWELL W OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W...INCLUDING 
APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N57W TO 
15N35W TO 07N37W TO 07N54W TO 11N61W TO 18N63W TO 21N76W TO 
25N75W TO 22N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS S OF 21N.

.ATLC WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 23N45W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE FROM 23N35W TO 26N42W TO 31N48W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.