352
FZNT02 KNHC 150853
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI NOV 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 17.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.0N 85.1W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 15
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 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 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 19N83W TO 19N86W TO 17N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N86W TO 15N84W
TO 19N83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.0N 86.3W. 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 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N84W TO
20N85W TO 19N87W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N86W TO
19N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.5N 87.5W. 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 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N84W TO 22N84W TO 22N86W TO 19N88W TO 16N88W
TO 17N85W TO 20N84W...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...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N80.5W TO 30N81.5W WITHIN 31N75.5W TO 31N80W
TO 30.5N80W TO 30N78.5W TO 30.5N76.5W TO 31N75.5W SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 25.5N80W. WITHIN
31N69W TO 31N73.5W TO 30.5N72.5W TO 30N71.5W TO 30N70.5W TO
31N69W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF FRONT.
SEAS 10 TO 22 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N74W. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 26N75W TO 26N70W TO 31N66W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO
16 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 24N80W. LITTLE
CHANGE IN MARINE CONDITIONS...EXCEPT WINDS TO 45 KT N OF 29N
BETWEEN 65W AND 72W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 18.5N67.5W. WITHIN
31N52W TO 31N66W TO 29N62W TO 28N55W TO 31N52W W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 26 FT IN W
TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N62.5W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N57W TO
31N66W TO 31N80W TO 26N80W TO 20N69W TO 24N62W TO 28N57W...
INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 22
FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 23.5N50W TO 19N63W THEN
STATIONARY TO 21.5N77W. WITHIN 31N44W TO 30N47W TO 26N50W TO
23N51W TO 23N49W TO 27N46W TO 31N44W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N75W TO 24N74W TO
19N68W TO 19N62W TO 26N46W TO 31N44W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 65W...HIGHEST NEAR
31N57W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 21N55W
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N69W. WITHIN 31N41W TO
31N61W TO 20N66W TO 17N61W TO 19N51W TO 31N41W...INCLUDING IN
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 17N49W TO 16N54W TO
12N56W TO 11N54W TO 12N51W TO 11N46W TO 17N49W 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.