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FZNT02 KNHC 312215
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE JAN 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 02.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.S OF 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 
76W.
.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 
80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 78W
AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 24N64W...THEN STATIONARY FRONT
TO 20N74W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 53W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 26N62W TO 
23N68W TO 31N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N59W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
31N41W TO 26N50W TO 21N63W TO 28N61W TO 31N61W TO 31N41W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 47W AND 51W. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 29N35W TO 
19N47W TO 17N61W TO 22N64W TO 27N59W TO 31N59W TO 31N35W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
31N44W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.ATLC S OF 21N E OF 45W AND S OF 16N BETWEEN 45W AND 51W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 50W 
AND ALSO S OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT WITH MIXED NE SWELL W OF 
47W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 23N35W TO 21N47W TO 15N53W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 
FROM 24N35W TO 23N48W TO 19N55W TO 17N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 22N35W TO 19N45W TO 14N56W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT 
FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 44W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N56W TO 26N55W TO 
22N61W TO 16N61W TO 09N61W TO 07N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO 
18N76W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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.