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FZNT02 KNHC 060227
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 08.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 22N68W TO 21N60W TO 20N76W. S OF 24N 
W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN OPEN 
WATERS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN OPEN WATERS. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 79W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 
28N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 22N55W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N75W. SW OF LINE FROM 24N57W TO 29N80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN OPEN WATERS. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 390 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 21N50W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N75W. SW OF LINE FROM 22N56W TO 27N80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN OPEN WATERS. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT TO 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY 
IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N49W. N OF 24N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 24N43W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 18N66W. ATLC W OF LINE FROM 24N50W TO 15N60W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN OPEN WATERS. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N50W. REMAINDER N OF LINE FROM 26N35W 
TO 13N52W TO 12N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W... 
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 66W AND 81W AND N OF 
17N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 16N 
BETWEEN 81W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN N OF LINE FROM 18N64W TO 09N77W TO 
21N86W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 19N62W 
TO 11N71W TO 09N77W TO 18N85W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 
19N58W TO 12N68W TO 09N78W TO 16N84W...INCLUDING ATLC 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 
77W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E 
OF 81W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.S OF 25N E OF 83W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 91W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 25N 
TO 29N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 82W...INCLUDING THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 22N87W TO 29N93W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST E OF 82W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA... 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 90W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STRAITS OF FLORIDA E OF 84W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 14N60W TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.