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FZNT02 KNHC 202211
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU JAN 20 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 
76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 11N BETWEEN COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 80W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 
17.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 
FT GULF OF VENEZUELA. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 16N BETWEEN 79W AND 
82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 
74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 
79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO NE SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 
74W AND ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 25N93W TO 21N97W.
S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N94W TO 20N96W.
S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 24N94W TO 19N95W. S 
OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
W OF 92W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 25N93W 
1016 MB AND FROM THE LOW TO 18N94W. S OF 25N W OF LOW NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW AND W FRONT 
AND LOW N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST S 
OF 25N.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26.5N83W TO 25N90W TO 22N93W 
TO 18.5N93W. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 29N90W TO 
24N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N83W TO 25N88W TO 18N93W. 
TROUGH FROM 25N97W TO 22N95W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 30 NM W OF TROUGH 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 27N47W TO 25N53W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 25N62W TO 24N73W. N OF 25N W OF COLD FRONT TO A LINE FROM 
31N49W TO 25N50W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... 
EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE N OF 
STATIONARY FRONT AND E OF 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 24N48W THEN 
WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 23N58W. N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT E OF 41W 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL N OF 27N. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 57W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 
22N49W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 39W AND 41W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N AND E OF A LINE FROM 31N46W TO 
27N49W TO 21N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.

.ATLC E OF A LINE FROM 31N38W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 41W AND 
61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 18N60W TO 13N55W TO 07N47W 
WINDS 2O KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 20N TO 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.