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FZNT02 KNHC 091616
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON JAN 09 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N64W TO 20N71W. S OF 24N
BETWEEN FRONT AND 79W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 N
AND NE OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST NEAR 25N70W AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N57W TO DEVELOPING LOW
PRES NEAR 29N58W 1014 MB WITH STATIONARY FRONT SW TO 18N65W. N
OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 64W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N69W TO
28N74W TO 25N80W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO CARIBBEAN...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT S OF 26N BETWEEN FRONT
AND 78W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT S OF 27N BETWEEN
FRONT AND BAHAMAS. REMAINDER WATERS W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N56W TO LOW PRES NEAR
28N57W 1014 MB WITH WEAK COLD FRONT SW TO 24N60W TO 18N67W. N OF
30N W OF FRONT TO 62W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N68W TO 27N74W TO 23N81W.
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT FROM 22N TO
27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 70W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT
FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS. REMAINDER WATERS W OF
FRONT TO BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO LOW PRES NEAR
28N56W 1012 MB WITH WEAK COLD FRONT SW TO 24N58W TO 18N66W. N OF
29N W OF FRONT TO 61W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FRONT AND A LINE FROM 31N66W TO 25N73W TO
23N81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO
17 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN FRONT AND 66W. WITHIN 120 NM N
AND NW OF SAME LINE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 20N71W TO 15N83W. N OF 14N W OF 74W
INCLUDING PASSAGES NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...
HIGHEST NEAR 18N83W. S OF 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N65W TO 13N83W. WITHIN
60 NM OF LINE FROM 20N74W TO 15N78W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N65W TO
12N83W. WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 19N74W TO 15N79W NE WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69.5W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.42 HOUR FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 90 NM OF NW COAST OF COLOMBIA
NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN
68W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 20N W OF
83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W AND FROM
14N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF COLOMBIA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 28N TO 31N BETWEEN 35W AND 39W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 31N BETWEEN 35W AND 46W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N36W TO LOW PRES NEAR 24N41W
1012 MB TO 16N43W. FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 40W AND 44W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N45W
TO 31N35W TO 28N35W TO 25N46W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N38W TO
24N42W TO 19N43W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. N OF 27N 24N BETWEEN 
42W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 24N TO
28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.