000
FZNT02 KNHC 161633
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N66W TO 10N78W TO 11N84W TO 17N81W TO 17N67W 
TO 11N66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N68W TO 10N78W 
TO 11N83W TO 17N82W TO 17N69W TO 11N68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W...INCLUDING
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N68W TO 09N78W TO 11N83W TO 17N82W TO 17N69W 
TO 11N68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE CARIBBEAN W OF 
68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W...INCLUDING
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N68W TO 09N78W TO 10N83W TO 15N83W TO 17N69W 
TO 12N68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 53W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 
29N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 27N70W TO 27N80W. N 
OF 28.5N AND E OF FRONT TO 45W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 23N61W TO 20N72W. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 43W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
W OF FRONT TO 62W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N46W TO 20N73W TO 23N80W TO 30N81W TO 31N39W 
TO 27N46W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. N OF LINE 
FROM 28.5N45W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 17N AND E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W NE TOP E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N81W TO 22N85W TO 24N88W TO 30N88W TO 
29N84W TO 23N81W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.