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FZNT02 KNHC 150328
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 22N98W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 23N94W TO 20N96W. N
OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF
27N E OF FRONT TO 87W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 23N90W TO 18.5N95W. S
OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 93W AND W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N W OF 94W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 83W AND 89W SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 22N87W TO 18N94W. S
OF 24N W OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 27N TO
29N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 26N81.5W TO 21N87W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING AREA FROM W. N OF 30N
BETWEEN 76W AND 80W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N67W TO 25N70W TO 28N80.5W WINDS SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING NEAR 31N81W. LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 25N80W. N OF 30N E OF
FRONT TO 63W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 58W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 80W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 22N78W. N OF 26N E OF
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N49W TO 26N66W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 26N62W THEN DISSIPATING
STATIONARY TO 25N65W TO 27N78W. N OF 30N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO
24 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N57W. ELSEWHERE N
OF A LINE FROM 27N35W TO 23N62W TO 26N74W TO 31N76W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 22N50W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N64W TO 31N35W TO 20N47W TO 17N60W TO
23N69W TO 31N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N43W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF A LINE FROM 31N49W
TO 17N62W TO 09N58W TO 07N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 25N35W.

.ATLC E OF A LINE FROM 12N35W TO 07N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.