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FZNT02 KNHC 110958
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT FEB 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 13.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 
TO 30 KT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 
9 TO 12 FT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. S OF 15N BETWEEN 79W 
AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 75W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 
74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N 
BETWEEN 79W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 
70W AND 79W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W...AND LESS 
THAN 8 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA. S OF 15N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 25N58W TO 22N68W TO 21N75W. N OF 
30N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO 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 WITHIN 90 NM NW 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
BETWEEN A LINE FROM 31N48W TO 25N59W TO 21N75W AND BAHAMAS AND 
BETWEEN SAME LINE AND 76W N OF 27N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N 
OF 27N BETWEEN 59W AND 70W. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT N OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 25N50W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 20N74W. S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W... 
INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 
31N64W TO 26N70W TO 24N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 47W AND 56W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 24N49W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N72W. NEW COLD FRONT 
APPROACHING FAR NW CORNER OF AREA. BETWEEN A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 
21N48W TO 14N60W AND ANOTHER LINE FROM 31N52W TO 24N59W TO 
20N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...
EXCEPT MIXED WITH NE SWELL S OF 22N.  

.ATLC E OF A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 26N46W TO 18N52W TO 15N57W TO 
11N61W TO 07N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 77.5W AND 81W AND WITHIN 30 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 20N73.5W TO 16.5N78W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 15N70W TO 16N78W TO 
18N83W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 74.5W AND 76.5W...INCLUDING 
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 22N BETWEEN 89W
AND 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.