000 FZNT02 KNHC 160319 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT NOV 16 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SAT NOV 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 18. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.2N 86.3W 997 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 16 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 0 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 NE QUADRANT...0 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT ...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N85W TO 19N86W TO 19N87W TO 16N88W TO 16N85W TO 17N85W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.6N 87.3W. 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...45 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N84W TO 21N87W TO 19N88W TO 16N89W TO 16N86W TO 18N84W TO 20N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SARA INLAND NEAR 17.7N 90.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 21N84W TO 22N87W TO 21N87W TO 19N88W TO 18N86W TO 20N84W TO 21N84W... INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 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 31N69W TO 25.5N80W. WITHIN 31N68.5W TO 31N74W TO 30N72.5W TO 30.5N69.5W TO 31N68.5W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 27 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N65W TO 30N73W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 26N75W TO 27N67W TO 31N65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 20N71W. WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N64W TO 30N63W TO 30N61W TO 30N60W TO 31N59W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N54W TO 30N61W TO 31N68W TO 28N67W TO 27N61W TO 28N57W TO 31N54W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 28 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST W PART. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N68W TO 30N80W TO 27N80W TO 23N75W TO 22N69W TO 27N59W TO 31N68W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 70W...HIGHEST NEAR 28N66W. .30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57.5W TO 22N67W. LITTLE CHANGE IN MARINE CONDITIONS...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE S OF 31N. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N52W TO 19N63W. REINFORCING FRONT FROM 31N57.5W TO 22N71W. WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N68W TO 30N67W TO 29N66W TO 30N64W TO 31N63W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N51W TO 31N51W TO 31N72W TO 23N74W TO 18N60W TO 28N51W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 67W ...HIGHEST NEAR 28.5N57W. WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N51W TO 29N52W TO 26N51W TO 25N50W TO 28N47W TO 31N45W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 19.5N60W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N70W TO 21.5N77W. WITHIN 31N42W TO 31N65W TO 22N69W TO 17N61W TO 22N48W TO 31N42W...INCLUDING IN CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 60W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 23N60W TO 20N65W. WITHIN 21N45W TO 25N48W TO 24N52W TO 18N53W TO 16N55W TO 13N53W TO 21N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 12N44W TO 13N51W TO 11N52W TO 10N50W TO 10N44W TO 12N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N92W TO 29N95W TO 27N96W TO 25N95W TO 25N94W TO 27N93W TO 29N92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N92W TO 29N93W TO 25N97W TO 25N93W TO 21N92W TO 23N87W TO 26N92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 24N. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 28N96W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.