000
FZNT02 KNHC 010941
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 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 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 
79W AND 81.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N 
OF 13N E OF 72W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17.5N BETWEEN 
72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N 
BETWEEN 79W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. N OF 13N E OF 72W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17.5N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
S OF 16N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. E OF 72W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17.5N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 81.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. E OF 72W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17.5N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 80W...AND S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 72W...INCLUDING ATLC 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO  
WINDWARD PASSAGE...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 73W...INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO MONA PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 10S W OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS T0 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 50W...AND S OF 22N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 26N60W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 
26N70W. N OF 19N E OF A LINE FROM 30N35W TO 25N41W TO 19N41W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 29N 
BETWEEN 51W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 23N50W. N OF FRONT E 
OF 44W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 54W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 25N AND SE OF A LINE 
FROM 30N35W TO 28N40W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 
85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS E WONDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 89W AND 91W SE 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 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 
26N97W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 24N97.5W. NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 23.5N96.5W TO 
21N97W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT W OF 92W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 22N97W TO 18N93W.
S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
S OF 26N.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.