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FZNT02 KNHC 040926
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAR 4 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 4.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR  5.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR  6.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 15N
BETWEEN 70W AND 83W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 16N W
OF 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.09 HOUR HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N
BETWEEN 70W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 16N BETWEEN
70W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11.5N76W. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 16N
BETWEEN 69W AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 16N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 82.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 27N68W TO 23N79W. S OF 29N W OF
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. N OF
30N E OF FRONT TO 56W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 30N BETWEEN 50W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 27N57W TO 25N60W TO
20N73W. S OF 29N W OF FRONT AND 63W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 24N74W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 22N58W TO 18.5N63W. S
OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...
HIGHEST NEAR 21.5N71W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 27N
WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N35W TO 10N43W TO 10N59W TO 
15N61W TO 20N40W TO 23N35W TO 13N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N35W TO 
11N40W TO 06N54W TO 11N62W TO 20N63W TO 30N35W TO 07N35W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N35W TO 06N53W TO 
12N62W TO 18N61W TO 19N49W TO 29N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N35W TO 06N53W TO 
16N58W TO 16N50W TO 27N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN NE OF A LINE FROM 21N87W TO 19N79W AND ALSO NEAR
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE OF A LINE FROM 20N87W TO 18N82W TO 16N77W...
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. FROM
17N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 19N87W TO 16N80W TO 16N66W...
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 13 FT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 22N97W TO 18N94W. W OF TROUGH NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28.5N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
26N90W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 92W...
INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE NE OF A 
LINE FROM 26N97W TO 20N91W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 21N90W TO 26N95W TO 29N95W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.