000 FZNT02 KNHC 160858 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SAT NOV 16 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC SAT NOV 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 18. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR THE COAST OF HONDURAS AT 16.1N 86.3W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 16 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 0 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N84W TO 19N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N86W TO 17N85W TO 19N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR THE COAST OF BELIZE AT 16.7N 87.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N84W TO 21N86W TO 20N87W TO 16N88W TO 17N85W TO 19N85W TO 20N84W...INCLUDING NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SARA INLAND NEAR 18.6N 90.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 19N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N85W TO 20N86W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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... .COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 27N70W TO 24N80W. WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N72W TO 30N71W TO 29N70W TO 29N67W TO 31N66W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30.5N72W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N61W TO 29N69W TO 31N77W TO 25N72W TO 26N67W TO 28N62W TO 31N61W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 74W...HIGHEST NW. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N77W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 26N77W TO 27N73W TO 31N77W... INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N75W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 18.5N67W. WITHIN 31N52W TO 31N66W TO 30N64W TO 29N59W TO 29N55W TO 31N52W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 24 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N63W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N56W TO 31N66W TO 31N80W TO 27N80W TO 21N69W TO 24N61W TO 29N56W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 69W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N51W TO 19N62W. WITHIN 31N46W TO 31N49W TO 29N49W TO 29N47W TO 31N46W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N49W TO 31N49W TO 31N71W TO 23N73W TO 18N68W TO 17N59W TO 27N49W... INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N64W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 19.5N55W THEN STATIONARY 18.5N64W TO 22N78W. WITHIN 31N41W TO 31N61W TO 20N66W TO 17N61W TO 19N52W TO 23N46W TO 31N41W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 18N49W TO 16N51W TO 17N54W TO 14N56W TO 12N55W TO 12N47W TO 18N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N93W TO 29N95W TO 28N96W TO 25N95W TO 24N93W TO 29N93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N90W TO 29N89W TO 30N95W TO 24N98W TO 21N92W TO 23N85W TO 26N90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.