000
FZNT02 KNHC 170244
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN NOV 17 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN NOV 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE NOV 19.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR THE COAST OF HONDURAS AT 16.5N 87.3W 
1001 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 17 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...0 NM 
SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N83W TO 21N84W TO 20N87W TO 16N89W 
TO 16N86W TO 18N84W TO 20N83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SARA INLAND OVER THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 17.6N 89.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 
KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 20N86W TO 20N85W TO 22N85W TO 22N87W TO
18N88W TO 17N85W TO 20N86W...INCLUDING NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL...
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. WITHIN 21N85W TO 22N86W TO 22N87W
TO 19N88W TO 18N87W TO 20N85W TO 21N85W...INCLUDING NEAR THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 17N86W TO 16N86W TO 16N85W TO
17N85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N58.5W TO 25N59W TO 21.5N73W THEN
STATIONARY TO 22N78W. WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N68W TO 29N66W TO 
27N63W TO 27N59W TO 31N54W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
21 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N65W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
27N59W TO 28N65W TO 31N68W TO 31N80W TO 26N80W TO 22N72W TO 
27N59W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 71W
...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 20N66.5W. WITHIN 
31N47W TO 31N49W TO 29N50W TO 29N48W TO 31N47W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N68W TO 30N66W TO
30N63W TO 31N61W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N71W TO 22N73W TO 19N68W 
TO 20N61W TO 31N49W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL
W OF 65W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N48W TO 17.5N62W. 
WITHIN 31N43W TO 30N52W TO 31N68W TO 25N62W TO 28N55W TO 25N48W 
TO 31N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 24N49W TO 23N58W TO 18N68W TO 12N57W TO 13N50W TO
18N45W TO 24N49W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND CARIBBEAN
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N45W TO 12N55W TO 10N55W TO 08N50W TO
09N45W TO 11N42W TO 13N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 29N35W TO 28N36W TO 27N36W TO 26N36W TO 26N35W TO
29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N36W TO 30N35.5W TO 30N35W 
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N71W TO 18N72W TO
17N72W TO 17N70W TO 18N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 22N81W TO 21N82W TO 20N80W TO 19N79W TO 20N78W
TO 22N81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N71W TO 17N71W TO 17N70W TO
18N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N93W TO 30N95W TO
28N97W TO 23N98W TO 24N96W TO 30N93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 24N84W TO 25N86W TO 23N92W TO 
21N92W TO 21N87W TO 24N84W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N87W TO 26N88W TO 26N92W TO 24N91W TO
22N87W TO 23N84W TO 24N87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.