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FZNT02 KNHC 161610
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N70W TO 25N80W. N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N 
E OF 79W TO A LINE FROM 30N56W TO 26N64W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT 20 KT OR LESS W OF A LINE FROM 30N70W TO 27N79W. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST IN THE NE WATERS.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N63W TO 27N71W THEN 
WEAKENING TO 23N82W. N OF 26N E OF THE FRONT TO A LINE FROM 
30N50W TO 27N57W TO 27N62W TO 26N69W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N TO 58W. N OF 29N W OF THE FRONT 
TO 73W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 25N W OF THE FRONT TO 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N58W TO 25N67W THEN 
WEAKENING TO 23N77W. N OF 27N E OF THE FRONT TO A LINE FROM 
30N49W TO 27N53W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. N OF 
29N W OF THE FRONT TO 30N70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N45W TO 24N65W AND NE OF 
A LINE FROM 30N73W TO 24N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N49W TO 22N64W THEN 
WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 21N73W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE 
FROM 30N42W TO 27N48W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF THE FRONT TO A LINE FROM 
30N37W TO 23N54W AND W OF THE FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N67W TO 
24N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N CENTRAL PART.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N35W TO 21N45W TO 31N48W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 
56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N40W TO 16N60W TO 6N52W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 
MIXED WITH NE SWELL S OF 21N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE AND S OF A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 11N58W TO 
06N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL
...EXCEPT MIXED WITH NE SWELL S OF 20N.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 86W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.