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FZNT02 KNHC 101004
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI FEB 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 12.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W 
AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT S OF 13N BETWEEN 
74W AND 77W. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 76W AND 
80.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14.5N
BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 78W AND 81.5W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14.5N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
S OF 15N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 79W AND 82.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 71W 
AND 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA.
FROM 09N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 76W 
AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 26N73W TO 23N80W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 57W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N
W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N77W TO 28N72W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 11 
TO 14 FT N OF 29N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 24N60W AND 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N74W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 
240 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT E OF 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL N OF 29N BETWEEN 56W AND 64W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 24N51W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N73W. NW OF FRONT TO A 
LINE FROM 31N63W TO 27N67W TO 23N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT IN N TO NE SWELL BETWEEN 65W 
AND THE BAHAMAS...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N BETWEEN 46W AND 53W. 

.ATLC SE OF LINE FROM 31N43W TO 24N52W TO 20N58W TO 15N60W TO 
10N60W TO 07N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 
KT FROM 14N TO 24N E OF 40W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT 
FROM 14N TO 24N E OF 40W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 23N46W TO 17N53W TO 
14N60W TO 07N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL N OF 24N E OF 44W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 19N74.5W TO 17N77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N AND E OF 80.5W AND WITHIN 30 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N73.5W TO 16N78W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W...AND WITHIN 30 
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO 16N78W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W...ALSO 
WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N73.5W TO 
18.5N79.5W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND WITHIN 30 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N78W TO 19N80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM S OF 25N E OF 85W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24.5N E OF 84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.30 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.