000 FZNT02 KNHC 150256 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI NOV 15 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI NOV 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 17. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 15.8N 84.5W 999 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 15 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N83W TO 20N84W TO 18N86W TO 16N86W TO 15N83W TO 17N82W TO 19N83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR THE COAST NEAR 16.0N 86.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N84W TO 20N86W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N84W TO 19N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.3N 87.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N83W TO 22N86W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N86W TO 18N82W TO 21N83W...INCLUDING NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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... .06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29.5N81W. WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N81W TO 30N79W TO 30N77W TO 31N75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 25.5N80W. WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N75W TO 30N72W TO 30N70W TO 31N69W NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N64W TO 30N72W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 26N73W TO 27N68W TO 31N64W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 21N76W. WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N68W TO 27N66W TO 27N59W TO 31N53W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 28 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N65W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N67W TO 31N68W TO 30N81W TO 27N80W TO 22N72W TO 27N59W TO 28N67W... INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 72W...HIGHEST N PART. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 20N55W TO 19N64W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N75W. WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N63W TO 30N60W TO 30N58W TO 31N54W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N49W TO 24N54W TO 22N52W TO 25N47W TO 31N44W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL... HIGHEST NEAR 31N47W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N48W TO 31N78W TO 26N77W TO 20N69W TO 20N62W TO 31N48W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL ...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 66W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 20N57W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 19N69W. WITHIN 31N42W TO 31N64W TO 22N69W TO 17N61W TO 24N46W TO 31N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 60W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 26N50W. WITHIN 17N48W TO 19N45W TO 21N49W TO 14N57W TO 12N52W TO 13N48W TO 17N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.