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FZNT02 KNHC 020952
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 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 FROM 09.5N TO 17.5N E OF 
78W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES....NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 78W 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 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N 
E OF 78W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 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 09.5N TO 
17.5N E OF 80W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES....NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W 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 74W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 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 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 24N98W. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 23N97W TO 21N97.5W. 
FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 97W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 22N97W TO 18N94W. S 
OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 22N97W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 18N94W. N OF FRONT AND N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 23N97.5W TO 
18N94W. NE OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
SW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO  
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21S BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 08N TO 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 08S W OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 50W...AND S OF 22N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 50W AND S OF A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 22N50W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 28N43W. NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 54W 
AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD DISSIPATED. N OF 25N E OF 42W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 28N80W. NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 60 NM SE 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 26N80W. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT 
TO 62W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 31N.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 25N80W. WITHIN 120 
NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 30N 
E OF FRONT TO 58W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 31N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 23N79W. NW OF FRONT 
TO 29N AND W OF 68W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 17N W 
OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N W OF 78W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...NE WINMDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 76W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.