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FZNT02 KNHC 091020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N67W TO 24N72W. NEW COLD FRONT 
APPROACHING FROM THE NW. N OF 29N W OF 77W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 76W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 60W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N WITHIN 
150 NM SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N80.5W. N OF 
27.5N WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 24.5N80W. W OF FRONT 
TO 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 28.5N E 
OF FRONT TO 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 21.5N77W. 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 GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 64W 
AND 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 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 NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
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 11 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.
.30 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 FROM 09.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 72.5W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 28.5N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW 
ACROSS E ATLC.

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 16N56W 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.
.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. 

.CARIBBEAN 30 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 WITH VSBYS 1 NM OR LESS 
WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST BETWEEN 27N AND 28.5N.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FOG DISSIPATED.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N92.5W TO 26.5N97W. NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24.5N80W TO 25N97.5W. WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 24N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OR FLORIDA.
.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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.