000
FZNT02 KNHC 160239
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 75W SW
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM
31N62W TO 25N77W TO 25N80W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 24N73W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 660 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N62W. ELSEWHERE N OF 
24N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N49W TO 24N65W TO 24N76W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 76W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N62W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 23N65W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 30N BETWEEN 59W AND 67W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N41W TO 26N50W TO 23N62W TO 31N72W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST N CENTRAL PART.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 26N50W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N62W TO 31N35W TO 25N35W TO 16N60W TO 24N73W TO 
31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N44W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF A LINE FROM 31N49W
TO 18N62W TO 07N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 30N35W TO 14N60W TO 07N57W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 15N35W.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N35W TO 06N53W TO 08N53W TO
13N41W TO 17N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 18N93W. S OF 23N W OF
93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N E OF 86W
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81.5W TO 21.5N87.5W 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.