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FZNT02 KNHC 162056
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT NOV 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.4N 87.0W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV 16
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...0
NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 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 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
20N85W TO 19N87W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N86W TO 17N85W TO 
20N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SARA INLAND NEAR 17.1N 
88.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 21N84W 
TO 22N86W TO 17N88W TO 18N87W TO 17N85W TO 18N84W TO 
21N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW SARA NEAR 18.5N 
90.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 31N60W TO 22N78W. WITHIN 31N64W TO 31N67W TO 
30N66W TO 29N66W TO 29N65W TO 31N64W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N55W TO 31N71W TO 28N69W TO 
26N60W TO 31N55W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 30N74W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 23N74W TO 24N64W TO
25N62W TO 30N74W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 18.5N67W. WITHIN 
31N52W TO 31N66W TO 30N64W TO 29N59W TO 29N55W TO 31N52W W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N56W TO 30N65W 
TO 31N80W TO 27N80W TO 21N69W TO 24N61W TO 29N56W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N BETWEEN 57W AND 69W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 19N64W. WITHIN 
31N50W TO 30N74W TO 24N75W TO 20N66W TO 25N57W TO 
31N50W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 19N62W. 
WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N69W TO 27N66W TO 28N56W TO 24N51W TO 27N47W 
TO 31N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 30N42W TO 30N47W TO 22N64W TO 17N86W TO 19N66W TO
15N52W TO 30N42W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N44W TO 14N49W TO 14N53W TO 13N57W TO
09N52W TO 09N46W TO 11N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N94W TO 29N95W TO
29N97W TO 27N97W TO 26N96W TO 27N96W TO 29N94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N91W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 25N98W TO
22N92W TO 22N87W TO 29N91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.