000 FZNT02 KNHC 170328 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE NOV 17 2020 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NOV 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED NOV 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU NOV 19. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE IOTA NEAR 13.6N 83.4W 920 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 17 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N84W TO 15N83W TO 17N86W TO 19N83W TO 16N79W TO 11N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N78W TO 10N83W TO 16N86W TO 20N83W TO 17N77W TO 11N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IOTA INLAND NEAR 13.8N 86.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...0 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N82W TO 16N83W TO 16N89W TO 22N87W TO 22N84W TO 17N82W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IOTA INLAND NEAR 13.8N 88.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N85W TO 16N89W TO 17N88W TO 18N86W TO 18N85W TO 16N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 16N86W TO 16N88W TO 16N89W TO 17N88W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 25.5N80W. WITHIN 22N77W TO 22N79W TO 25N80W TO 27N80W TO 27N78W TO 22N77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 23N80W. WITHIN 27N70W TO 21N76W TO 23N80W TO 31N81W TO 30N77W TO 27N70W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 23N78W. WITHIN 25N72W TO 22N75W TO 24N79W TO 27N79W TO 26N69W TO 25N72W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N65W TO 21N75W TO 23N80W TO 29N81W TO 31N64W TO 27N65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N82W TO 19.5N87W. WITHIN 20N79W TO 18N88W TO 22N87W TO 22N83W TO 21N79W TO 20N79W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT W OF 83W... HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20.5N77W TO 18.5N87W. WITHIN 19N78W TO 19N88W TO 22N87W TO 23N83W TO 21N77W TO 19N78W... INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT W OF 82W... HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. ...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 22N94W TO 18N94.5W. WITHIN 19N95W TO 19N96W TO 20N96W TO 20N94W TO 19N95W... INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81.5W TO 24N90W TO 18N93.5W. WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N89W TO 23N94W TO 26N89W TO 26N85W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 19N95W TO 19N96W TO 20N96W TO 20N94W TO 19N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24.5N80W TO 21.5N90W TO 18.5N92W. WITHIN 23N83W TO 19N94W TO 23N94W TO 27N91W TO 28N83W TO 23N83W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 18N94W TO 19N96W TO 22N98W TO 23N97W TO 24N95W TO 18N94W... INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WITHIN 24N81W TO 19N96W TO 24N94W TO 30N88W TO 30N84W TO 24N81W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE...STRONGEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 29N40W THEN STATIONARY TO 29N55W. WITHIN 30N35W TO 30N41W TO 30N45W TO 31N47W TO 31N35W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 28N40W. WITHIN 28N35W TO 26N42W TO 27N47W TO 31N53W TO 31N35W TO 28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 23N42W TO 21N45W TO 22N51W TO 26N40W TO 25N35W TO 23N42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 16N35W TO 14N42W TO 22N55W TO 27N51W TO 31N35W TO 16N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .ATLC WITHIN 24N61W TO 22N65W TO 23N70W TO 24N65W TO 26N59W TO 24N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC WITHIN 07N35W TO 06N51W TO 10N52W TO 13N45W TO 11N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N42W TO 12N42W TO 12N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N39W TO 15N47W TO 15N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.