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FZNT02 KNHC 090335
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU FEB 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.N OF 11N AND S OF LINE FROM 11N65W TO 15N73W TO 14N77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10.5N AND S 
OF LINE FROM 13N69W TO 16N73W TO 16N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N AND S OF 
LINE FROM 14N70W TO 16N74W TO 15N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 81W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 11N73W TO 15N77W TO 15N82W AND 
E OF LINE FROM 11N82W TO 09N77W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 12N71W TO 13.5N77W TO 11N78W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 
12N74W TO 15N80W TO 13N82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 30N E OF 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST AREA MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.ATLC FROM E OF LINE FROM 22N46W TO 15N60W TO 12N62W TO 10N61W 
TO 08N48W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E OF LINE FROM 25N58W TO 19N63W TO 14N61W TO 12N62W TO 08N60W TO 
06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 15N40W TO 21N40W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N46W TO 
19N62W TO 14N61W TO 10N62W TO 06N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 28N38W TO 12N47W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO 
26N51W TO 18N62W TO 13N61W TO 10N62W TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO 21N48W TO 14N60W TO 
10N60W TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 64W AND 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR TSTMS N OF 27N BETWEEN 
66W AND 69W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 26N80W. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT 
TO A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 26N80W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 20N70W. WITHIN 60 NM 
OF LINE FROM 25N64W TO 22N76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT OPEN WATERS E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 
24N67W TO 22.5N73W TO 26N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N65W.

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 76W AND 
77.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 20N73.5W TO 
16N78W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND N OF LINE FROM 
20N77.5W TO 20N80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST E 
OF 83W BETWEEN 26.5N AND 28N AND WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST N OF 
29.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 88.5W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FOG DISSIPATED.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N82W TO 
22N94W TO 18N94W. N OF LINE FROM 29N86W TO 27.5N95W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 24N E OF 84W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN FLORIDA STRAITS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 23.5N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN FLORIDA STRAITS.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.