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FZNT02 KNHC 150954
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING AREA FROM W. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 80W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N67W TO 27N72W TO 28N80.5W WINDS SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 30N81W. N OF 30N E 
OF FRONT TO 74.5W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N64W TO 27N74W TO 26N80W SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 28N W OF 74W. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT N OF 28N W OF 74W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 28N81W. N OF 30N E 
OF FRONT TO 69W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N59W TO 27N66W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N W OF 68W. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT N OF 29N W OF 74W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 27N74W TO 24.5N80W. 
N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 63W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N56W TO 
27N63W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 30N W OF 
FRONT TO 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 63W AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 26N70W AND WEAKENING 
TO 22N78W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 26N64W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT N OF 29N. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 74W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NE AND E.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 25N68W AND 
DISSIPATING TO 22N77W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N51W 
TO 27N57W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 56W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 16 FT N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 56W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N74W TO 
25N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL
...HIGHEST NE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.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.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 23N90W TO 18.5N95W. 
S OF 20.5 W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
25 TO 30 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
89W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 
83W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.18 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 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 26N81.5W TO 21N87W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 25N62W THEN DISSIPATING 
STATIONARY TO 25N71W TO 31N79W. 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 25N50W TO 23N60W TO 25N70W 
28N74W TO 31N764W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT N OF 27N.
.18 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 25N50W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N64W TO 31N35W TO 18N55W TO 18N61W TO 
26N70W TO 31N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL E OF 58W EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT N OF 23N E OF 55W WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS NE PART...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL W OF 58W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 25N47W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N59W TO 31N35W TO 16N50W TO 16N61W TO 
22N68W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL E OF 58W EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 23N E OF 51W WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS NE PART...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL W OF 51W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF A LINE FROM 31N52W 
TO 23N53W TO 17N61W TO 13N60W TO 07N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL S OF 23N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N47W TO 22N51W TO 16N60W TO 
12N58W TO 07N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL S OF 21N.

.ATLC SE OF A LINE FROM 16N35W TO 07N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.