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FZNT02 KNHC 181614
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED NOV 18 2020

CORRECTED GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 24N81W. WITHIN 27N70W TO 22N78W 
TO 31N81W TO 30N73W TO 31N70W TO 27N70W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 23N80W. WITHIN 
22N65W TO 22N78W TO 24N81W TO 27N80W TO 27N65W TO 
22N65W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
31N79W TO 31N63W TO 21N75W TO 23N81W TO 31N79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 27N65W TO 
22N70W TO 20N74W. WITHIN 22N65W TO 22N72W TO 27N77W TO 27N65W TO 
22N65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N72W TO 31N51W TO 21N74W TO 
23N81W TO 29N80W TO 31N51W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 27N65W TO 
22N70W TO 20N74W. WITHIN 26N55W TO 20N69W TO 23N80W TO 31N75W TO
31N51W TO 26N55W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE... NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N76W TO 19N81W TO 18N88W TO 22N87W TO 20N77W
TO 18N76W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL. WITHIN 
17N83W TO 16N89W TO 22N87W TO 22N82W TO 20N78W TO 
17N83W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N81W TO 20N82W. WITHIN 
24N81W TO 19N96W TO 29N94W TO 29N83W TO 24N81W...INCLUDING THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 
TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL. WITHIN 
24N81W TO 19N96W TO 25N93W TO 29N88W TO 28N83W TO 
24N81W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT OVER YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. WITHIN 21N90W TO 20N96W TO 25N92W TO 26N86W TO 24N80W TO
21N90W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.REMNANTS OF IOTA NEAR 13.8N 89.5W 1006 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV 18
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT
GUSTS 35 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.ATLC WITHIN 18N35W TO 20N51W TO 25N53W TO 31N48W TO 31N35W TO
18N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N42W TO 18N54W TO 30N42W TO
31N35W TO 07N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N35W TO 06N52W TO 13N60W TO 22N55W TO
26N35W TO 12N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.