000 FZNT02 KNHC 161603 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON NOV 16 2020 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON NOV 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE NOV 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 18. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE IOTA NEAR 13.5N 82.0W 917 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV 16 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 89W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 12N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IOTA INLAND NEAR 14.0N 84.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 82W AND 86W WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 82W...AND FROM 15N TO 22N W OF 80W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IOTA INLAND NEAR 14.1N 86.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IOTA INLAND NEAR 13.9N 88.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 16N TO 17.5N W OF 86W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 19N W OF 84W...AND FROM 19N TO 22N W OF 80... INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .60 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC WITHIN 20N72W TO 20N75W TO 21N74W TO 21N73W TO 20N72W... INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC WITHIN 21N65W TO 22N67W TO 23N67W TO 25N63W TO 25N57W TO 21N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N44W TO 10N50W TO 12N50W TO 14N39W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N51W TO 12N50W TO 10N42W TO 10N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N38W TO 07N46W TO 14N40W TO 23N35W TO 14N35W TO 07N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N41W TO 30N45.5W TO 31N47.5W TO 31N39.5W TO 30N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N35W TO 29N41W TO 30N42W TO 31N46W TO 31N35W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 21N52W TO 26N48W TO 31N54W TO 31N35W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 25.5N80W. WITHIN 23N80W TO 25N80W TO 27N80W TO 27N78W TO 26N78W TO 23N80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 25N80W. WITHIN 24N80W TO 27N80W TO 28N78W TO 27N76W TO 26N76W TO 24N80W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N95W TO 22N97W. N OF 26N E OF 91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24.5N82W TO 22N94W TO 19N94W. N OF 22N AND E OF A LINE FROM 29N90W TO 22N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24.5N82W TO 22N90W TO 19N92W. S OF A LINE FROM 29.5N88W TO 26N94W TO 23N97W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 19N92W. E OF A LINE FROM 29N91W TO 20N96W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 13 FT FROM 22N TO 23.5N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.