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FZNT02 KNHC 041608
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77.5W NE TO E WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15.5N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 83.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 63W AND 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 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 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.
.36 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 FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77.5W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 81.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 16N W OF 81.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 14N BETWEEN 63.5W AND 
67W...INCLUDING ANEGADA PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. N OF 17N BETWEEN 72.5W AND 87W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 25N70W TO 22.5N80W. S OF 29N 
WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 9 FT W OF 79W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT 
TO 54W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 25N60W TO 21N77W. N 
OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 26N61W TO 30N80.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 23.5N73W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT 
TO 71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW 
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
FRONT W OF 69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N 
OF 29N WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 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 S OF 17N BETWEEN 38W AND 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 21N65W TO 21N54W TO 
23N45W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 S OF 13N BETWEEN 44W AND 57W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 13N TO 18.5N 
BETWEEN 36W AND 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN NE OF A LINE FROM 20N87W TO 18N79W AND ALSO NEAR 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.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 17N BETWEEN 72.5W AND 87W...INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 25N TO 26N W OF 87W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.