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FZNT02 KNHC 022100
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 79W...
INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.06 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 79W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 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 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
REMAINDER CARIBBEAN E OF 17N E OF 83W...INCLUDING ATLC 
PASSAGES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.50N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 
16N E OF 82W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 82W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 
15N E OF 83W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N E OF 84W 
...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...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 28N82W TO 21N97W. FROM 22N TO 
24N W OF 97W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 18N92W. S OF 21N W 
OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. SW OF LINE FROM 22N97W 
TO 18N94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 22N97W TO 18N94W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER WATERS S OF 28N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W. N OF 30N WITHIN 90 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 26N80W. FROM 28N TO 
30N W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 26N77W TO 23N81W.
FROM 25N TO 29N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N70W TO 21N77W.
S OF 29N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 
30N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 26N65W TO 20N74W.
S OF 29N W OF FRONT...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN OPEN WATERS. N OF 30.5N 
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 11N TO 21N BETWEEN 50W AND 68W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
S OF LINE FROM 22N65W TO 12N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 44W AND 57W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 20N38W 
TO 20N64W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 35W AND 61W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 27N35W 
TO 20N64W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 20N63W...INCLUDING 
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 27.5N35W TO 24N43W. N OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 24N TO 30N E OF 40W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 19N87W. N OF 18N W 
OF 74W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.