667 
FZNT02 KNHC 151620
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI NOV 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 17.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.1N 86.0W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV 15
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS
55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND
0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO
16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N84W TO 18N86W TO 17N87W TO 17N88W TO 
16N87W TO 16N84W TO 17N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...NE
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
19N86W TO 18N88W TO 17N87W TO 18N86W TO 18N84W TO 19N86W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.2N 86.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N83W TO 
20N86W TO 19N87W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N85W TO 
19N83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N87W TO 19N86W TO 19N87W 
TO 18N87W TO 16N88W TO 16N87W TO 18N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SARA INLAND NEAR 16.8N 88.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N84W TO 20N87W TO 16N89W TO 16N87W TO 18N86W 
TO 18N84W TO 20N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N86W TO 
21N87W TO 21N85W TO 22N86W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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...
.COLD FRONT ATLC FROM 31N71W TO 29N81W. WITHIN 31N72W TO 31N79W
TO 30N77W TO 30N74W TO 31N72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N75W TO 30N77W TO 
31N78W TO 31N81W TO 30N79W TO 29N77W TO 30N75W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 25N69W TO 25N78W. 
WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N69W TO 29N68W TO 29N67W TO 29N66W TO 31N67W 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N58W TO 30N66W TO 31N73W TO 29N73W TO 26N65W 
TO 27N61W TO 31N58W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 28N72W TO 31N73W TO 31N81W TO 
28N80W TO 24N75W TO 26N65W TO 28N72W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N77W TO 28N79W TO 19N68W TO
23N60W TO 31N53W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N73W TO 26N75W TO 19N68W TO 19N61W TO
26N46W TO 31N44W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES
AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N56W TO 20N66W TO 17N61W TO
17N54W TO 23N44W TO 31N40W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N47W TO 14N51W TO 13N54W TO 12N53W TO
11N47W TO 12N46W TO 14N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.