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FZNT02 KNHC 010339
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 03.

.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. GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.03 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...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
REMAINDER AREA S OF 15N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74.5W AND 75W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 
73W AND 78W AND ALSO S OF 12N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA. FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 
77W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 27N57W...THEN WEAKENING 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N74W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N64W TO 31N51W TO 
27N61W TO 24N65W TO 22N70W TO 24N72W TO 31N71W TO 31N64W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
31N66W. 
.18 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW IN REFERENCE
TO LINE FROM 31N55W TO 26N51W TO 23N60W TO 16N61W TO 09N61W 
TO 07N54W.

.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 12 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 A LINE FROM 23N35W TO 21N47W TO 15N55W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 29N35W TO 22N45W TO 16N61W TO 21N63W TO 
25N57W TO 31N57W TO 31N35W AND ALSO S OF 23N E OF 55W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT MIXED WITH 
NE TO E SWELL S OF 20N...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 19N E OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N E OF 46W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 26N51W TO 23N60W 
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.
.18 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.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.