000
FZNT02 KNHC 081018
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED FEB 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 10.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76.5W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W 
AND 78.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 09.5N 
TO 14N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N BETWEEN 66W AND 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 13N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10.5N AND S OF LINE FROM 13N70W TO 15N73W 
TO 15N78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 10N AND S OF LINE FROM 13N70W TO 15N74W TO 15N80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 10N 
AND S OF LINE FROM 15N69W TO 16N73W TO 16N80W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 73.5W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 07N TO 16N BETWEEN 43W AND 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 22N54W 
TO 23N67W TO 19.5N67W TO 17.5N62W TO 10N61W TO 07N57W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 36W AND 52W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 
26N35W TO 26N46W TO 22N63W TO 10N60W TO 07N57W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 29N E OF 
45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 28N38W TO 12N48W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N41W 
TO 18N62W TO 13N61W TO 10N61W TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 

.ATLC FROM 20.5N TO 24N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO SHIFT N AND MERGE WITH AREA 
DESCRIBED BELOW ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

.ATLC SQUALL LINE FROM 31N80W TO 28N81.5W MOVING ENE 25-30 KT. 
SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS TSTORMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF SQUALL 
LINE. N OF 29N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 28.5N W OF 75W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 57W AND 68W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 24.5N80W. WITHIN 120 
NM S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL. N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N75W.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91.5W TO 
27N97.5W . NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24.5N80W TO 26N97.5W. N OF 
FRONT TO 28N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.