000
FZNT02 KNHC 010306
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 
79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 
79W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 
16N E OF 76W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 78W...N OF 13N E OF 74W...AND WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 16N 
BETWEEN 78W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76.5W NE 
TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09.5N E 
OF 78W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 16.5N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E 
OF 78W INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N 
E OF 79W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 66W AND 74W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO 
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 66W AND 72W...INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO MONA PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 08N TO 21N BETWEEN 50W AND 66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 49W AND 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 19N BETWEEN 57W AND 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 
22N66W TO 16N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 21N65W TO 
21N52W TO 08N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 26N60W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 
26N72W. N OF 23N E OF 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
N SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 23N47W. FROM 
17N TO 26N E OF 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 51W AND 62W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 22N62W. FROM 23N 
TO 26N BETWEEN 52W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N E OF 43W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 26N E OF 44W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N BETWEEN 81W AND 84W AND FROM 21 TO 23N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 91W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 
24N97W. FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 24N94W TO 19N96W.
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 22N93W TO 18N94W.
S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.