000
FZNT02 KNHC 170332
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO 
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 35W AND 37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 27N50W. N OF 29N W 
OF THE FRONT TO 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 27N50W. N OF 28N W 
OF THE FRONT TO 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W 26N51W. N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT...HIGHEST IN THE COLOMBIA BASIN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 
70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST IN THE COLOMBIA BASIN. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST IN THE COLOMBIA BASIN. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 81W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING 
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.