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FZNT02 KNHC 241606
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
ISSUED BY THE NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 
1630 UTC FRI FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 30N76W 1004 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FRONT FROM 31N72W 
TO 28N70W TO 26N70W TO 22N72W. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT E OF 70W 
AND N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 63W AND 71W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 71W 
AND 79W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. N OF 28N BETWEEN 60W AND 
67W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
24N TO 27N BETWEEN 61W AND 65W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 29N41W THEN STATIONARY TO 23N50W 
TO 21N62W. N OF 20N AND E OF LINE FROM 31N56W TO 20N67W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W AND S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W AND S OF 
13N BETWEEN 50W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N BETWEEN 38W AND 54W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 28N79W. WITHIN 
90 NM N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COLUMBIA COAST 
BETWEEN 77W AND 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 25N96W. N 
OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 25N95W TO 19N94W. N OF 
26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S 
OF 21N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 29N83W TO 26N90W TO 22N97W. WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER CLARK. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.