000
FZNT02 KNHC 092218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W 
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 WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 81.5W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N77W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 
79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 
79W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N77W. S OF 14N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 28N77W TO 27N80W. E OF FRONT TO 
A LINE FROM 31N61W TO 27N80W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 24N64W TO 21N75W. N 
OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 53W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N 
OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 68W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 25N68W TO 24N74W TO 
26N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 23N58W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N73W. W OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N69W TO 25N76W 
TO 20N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N55W. 

.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 23N35W TO 13N40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N46W TO 17N62W TO 
14N61W TO 10N61W TO 06N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO 15N61W TO 10N60W TO 
06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 26N35W TO 23N45W TO 16N47W TO 
13N61W TO 08N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL.  

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 19N BETWEEN 74W AND 77 
W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 19N74.5W 
TO 16N78W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W...INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 25N94W TO 20N97W. FROM 
26N TO 29N BETWEEN 83W AND 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. FROM 22N TO 24N E OF 
85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN FLORIDA STRAITS. 
.36 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 MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.