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FZNT02 KNHC 070227
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAR 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 09.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W AND N OF 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 72.5W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY 22N85W TO 19N62W TO 09N77W TO 
22N85W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN W OF 66W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY 22N86W 
TO 19N60W TO 09N77W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES... NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN W OF 
64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY 
21N80W TO 19N58W TO 10N77W TO 21N80W...INCLUDING ATLC 
PASSAGES... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
REMAINDER CARIBBEAN W OF 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY 21N80W 
TO 19N58W TO 10N65W TO 10N76W TO 21N80W...INCLUDING ATLC 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER 
CARIBBEAN E OF 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST BOUNDED BY 21N79W TO 17N55W TO 10N77W TO 
15N81W TO 21N80W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN E OF 83W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY 20N75W 
TO 19N58W TO 15N61W TO 10N78W TO 17N80W TO TO 20N75W...INCLUDING 
ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 18N E OF 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 22N55W THEN STATIONARY TO 
18N68W. SW OF LINE FROM 27N80W TO 22N56W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN OPEN 
WATERS. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 31N36W TO 17N61W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS 
NEAR 30N50W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 23N44W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 18.5N68W. W OF LINE FROM 23N50W TO 15N60W... 
INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN OPEN WATERS. ATLC ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 
31N64W TO 31N35W TO 25N35W TO 12N60W TO 27N78W TO 31N64W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 18N50W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 15N61W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N60W TO 20N45W TO 
11N60W TO 21N74W TO 25N60W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...N TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN OPEN WATERS. ATLC 
ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N56W TO 31N35W TO 24N35W TO 
07N47W TO 06N54W TO 24N74W TO 31N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF LINE FROM 29N91W TO 23N85W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA....E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 28N95W TO 
21N87W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STRAITS OF FLORIDA S OF 24N E OF 84W...E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 20.5N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 
91W 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 21N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.