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FZNT02 KNHC 020257
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09.5N 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.
.12 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 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N 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.
.36 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 FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 
17N 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 83.5W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 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 30N84W TO 22N97W. NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 22N92W TO 18N92W. S 
OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 21N86W. SW OF LINE 
FROM 22N97W TO 18.5N93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N AND S OF 25N W OF 92W 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 23N50W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 38W 
AND 44W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 21N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 74W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC S OF 26N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 27N E OF 44W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 
66W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC S OF LINE FROM 22N66W TO 22N55W TO 
11N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 45W AND 72W... 
INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC S OF LINE FROM 31N36W TO 20N65W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 42W AND 62W...INCLUDING 
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE ATLC S OF LINE FROM 30N35W TO 20N65W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 23N41W TO 18N62W...INCLUDING 
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE ATLC S OF LINE FROM 28N35W TO 20N65W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 21N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W. N OF 
30N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 26N79W TO 23N81W.
FROM 27N TO 30N W OF 78W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 22N77W. W OF 73W... 
INCLUDING THE BAHAMA CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.  

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.