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FZNT02 KNHC 210353
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC N OF LINE FROM 31N74W TO 28N81W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 24N80W. NW OF FRONT 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N76W 1010 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 21N77W AND OCCLUDED FRONT FROM LOW PRES TO 27N74W. WARM FRONT 
TO EXTEND FROM LOW PRES TO 26N71W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W 
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 120 NM N OF LOW AND WARM FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N74W WITH COLD FRONT TO 25N73W 
AND TO 21N76W AND AND OCCLUDED FRONT TO 29N78W THEN WARM FRONT 
TO 28N66W. N OF 28N W OF 71W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N W OF 79W... 
INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW PRES WITH FIRST CENTER NEAR 28N74W 
1008 MB AND SECOND CENTER NEAR 29N69W 1005 MB. OCCLUDED FRONT TO 
EXTEND FROM FIRST LOW PRES CENTER TO SECOND LOW PRES CENTER.
WARM FRONT TO EXTEND FROM SECOND LOW PRES TO 30N58W. COLD FRONT 
TO EXTEND FROM SECOND LOW PRES CENTER TO 23N71W AND TO 20N75W. 
WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. S OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS FROM 22N TO 27N AND 9 TO 
13 FT BETWEEN 79W AND 80W FROM 24N TO 27N. FROM 22N TO 29N E OF 
COLD FRONT AND S OF WARM FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW PRES WITH FIRST CENTER NEAR 28N72W 
1005 MB AND SECOND CENTER NEAR 30N66W 1003 MB. OCCLUDED FRONT TO 
EXTEND FROM FIRST LOW PRES CENTER TO SECOND LOW PRES CENTER.
WARM FRONT TO EXTEND FROM SECOND LOW PRES TO JUST N OF AREA NEAR 
32N59W. COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM SECOND CENTER TO 24N68W TO 
19N71W. WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 19 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 76W. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. S OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS FROM 22N TO 27N AND 9 
TO 13 FT BETWEEN 79W AND 80W FROM 23N TO 27N. FROM 23N TO 30N E 
OF COLD FRONT AND SECOND CENTER S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 84W AND 
87W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...ALSO S OF 28N BETWEEN 87W AND 
94W AND S OF 22N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 
TO N 25 TO 30 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 
85W...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT S OF 22N W OF 94W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE OF AREA. S OF 28N 
BETWEEN 84W AND 89W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20N W OF 96W. SEAS  8 
FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 10 FT S OF 20N W OF 96W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 23N87W TO 22N92W TO 20N96W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN DECAYING N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 21N35W TO 16N47W THEN WEAKENING 
STATIONARY TO 17N58W TO 20N69W. SE OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 26N60W 
TO 22N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 14N E OF 46W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N35W TO 16N48W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIOANRY FRONT TO 17N55W. E AND SE OF LINE 
FROM 31N61W TO 25N51W TO 18N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT N OF 28N 43W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N35W TO 
16N48W THEN DISSIPATING STATIOANRY FRONT TO 17N55W.

.42 HOUR FORECAST E AND SE OF LINE FROM 31N46W TO 22N46W TO 
17N49W TO 14N55W TO 07N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN DECAYING N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E AND SE OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO 23N41W TO 
18N45W TO 13N50W TO 07N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN DECAYING N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 25N77W TO 23N80W. N OF 30N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 29N BETWEEN 57W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 25N73W TO 
20N78W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN DECAYING NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 
25N70W TO 20N73W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 19N87W. N OF FRONT 
...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 18N88W. NW OF FRONT 
...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 16N85W. NW OF FRONT 
...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 16N82W TO 13N84W. W 
OF FRONT...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 15N79W TO 10N83W.
FROM 11N TO 15N W OF FRONT TO COAST OF NICARAGUA N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 19N71W TO 16N78W TO 
09N82W. LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 
81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 
12N BETWEEN 64W AND 66W AND BETWEEN 66W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR AND IN ATLC 
PASSAGES.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W AND FROM 
11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING 
NE TO E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N E OF 87W...INCLUDING YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING N 
SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 95W SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH JUST INLAND THE TEXAS COAST. FROM 
25N TO 30N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.