000
FZNT02 KNHC 171513
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN NOV 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON NOV 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE NOV 19.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING... 
.TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.8N 87.8W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 17
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE 
QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 21N84W TO 21N87W TO 16N89W TO 16N87W TO 18N86W TO 18N84W 
TO 21N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SARA INLAND NEAR 17.3N 
88.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SARA INLAND NEAR 18.6N 
90.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 22N85W 
TO 22N87W TO 19N87W TO 18N86W TO 20N84W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 20N70W. WITHIN 31N52W TO 31N54W 
TO 30N54W TO 30N53W TO 31N52W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N55W TO 30N77W TO 28N80W TO 20N70W TO
21N63W TO 31N55W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 24N BETWEEN 57W
AND 66W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 18N62W. WITHIN 
31N46W TO 31N48W TO 29N48W TO 29N47W TO 30N46W TO 31N46W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N48W TO 
31N69W TO 27N67W TO 26N58W TO 19N58W TO 27N48W TO 31N48W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 17N62W. WITHIN 
31N40W TO 31N47W TO 29N47W TO 28N45W TO 30N41W TO 31N40W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N65W 
TO 29N64W TO 26N58W TO 29N52W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 15N46W TO 15N53W TO 13N57W TO 11N57W TO 10N48W TO
11N45W TO 15N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N95W TO 29N95W TO
29N96W TO 28N97W TO 26N97W TO 26N96W TO 28N95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N91W TO 22N91W TO
21N92W TO 21N91W TO 22N88W TO 23N88W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N93W TO 30N93W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO
24N98W TO 26N94W TO 29N93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WITHIN 29N91W TO 29N93W TO 26N94W TO 23N94W TO 22N88W TO
24N87W TO 29N91W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N87W TO 30N89W TO 28N91W TO 27N91W TO
24N89W TO 27N87W TO 30N87W 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.