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FZNT02 KNHC 012102
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 77W...AND N OF 13N E OF 70W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES... NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 77W AND 
81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09.5S E OF 
78W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES....NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N 
E OF 78W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18.5N E OF 78W...INCLUDING ATLC 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N 
BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5S TO 18N 
E OF 80W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES....NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N 
E OF 81W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 16.5N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 
25N98W. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 24N97W. NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 22N94W TO 18N94W. 
FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 97W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 21N86W. SW OF LINE 
FROM 22N97W TO 18.5N93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. SW OF LINE FROM 22N97W TO 
18.5N93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF 
GULF OF MEXICO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. SW OF LINE FROM 22N97W TO 
18.5N93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF 
GULF OF MEXICO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N37W TO 22N50W. N OF 28N E OF 50W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 22N BETWEEN 57W AND 
74W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC S OF 25N E OF 68W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 28N E OF 42W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 
74W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC S OF 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 58W AND 
68W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC S OF LINE FROM 22N67W TO 22N55W TO 
07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM OF 21N72W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 45W AND 62W... 
INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC S OF LINE FROM 21N65W TO 21N50W TO 
11N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 
61W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC S OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 20N65W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NE 
SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W. N OF 
30N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 23N80W. FROM 25N TO 
29N W OF FRONT...INCLUDING BAHAMA CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.