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FZNT02 KNHC 061615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 08.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 72.5W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
15.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W...FROM 15N 
TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W... 
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 80W AND 
85W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO 
E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 
76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO 
E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 72.5W 
AND 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W NE WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N E 
OF 81W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 19N BETWEEN 75W AND 
85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 21N60W TO 18.5N70W. NW OF FRONT 
TO 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS E OF 
62W. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT E THROUGH S OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 11 FT 
BAHAMAS BANKS TO E STRAITS OF FLORIDA. FROM 26N TO 28.5N W OF 
78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
64W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 78W...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM 
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 22N50W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 15N60W. S OF A LINE FROM 28N80W TO 21N55W AND W OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 30N E OF 
FRONT TO 37W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N35W TO 15N60W...EXCEPT N OF 28N W 
OF 70W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30.5N35W TO 23N43W THEN 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 19N50W. S OF 25N W OF A LINE FROM 
25N45W TO 15N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 22N35W TO 10N50W TO 
10N61W... EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 65W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 18N E OF 48W...AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 48W AND 
60W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 
TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 83W...HIGHEST 
NEAR 25N87.5W. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N TO LINE FROM 22.5N90W TO 
27N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA... 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 20N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 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.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.