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FZNT02 KNHC 120937
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SUN FEB 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 14.

.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. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 79W 
AND 81.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 
75W AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT FROM 11N TO 
12N BETWEEN 75W AND 76W. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 72W 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 75.5W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 77.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 15N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75.5W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 22N57W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N74W. S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 
THE FRONT AND LINE FROM 31N64W TO 27N70W TO 24N75W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL N OF 29N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 23N53W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 20N71W. BETWEEN LINE FROM 28N35W 
TO 20N45W TO 12N59W AND ANOTHER LINE FROM 31N54W TO 25N59W TO 
20N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL...EXCEPT IN N TO NE SWELL BETWEEN 59W AND 68W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 24N45W. 
N OF LINE FROM 21N35W TO 28N42W TO 28N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.  

.ATLC SE OF A LINE FROM 23N35W TO 16N46W TO 12.5N59W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W. N 
OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 68W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N 
OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 79W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 27N73W AND 
STATIONARY TO 27N80W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 53W SW TO W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT... 
EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT N OF 29N. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 26N71W AND WEAKENING 
STATIONARY TO 27N80W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 52W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 
30N. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W AND N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 
73W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 75.5W...INCLUDING 
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO PATCHY DENSE FOG WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST 
BETWEEN 91W AND 94W AND ALSO N OF 27.5N BETWEEN 94W AND COAST.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 22N BETWEEN 89W AND 
91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20.5N TO 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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.