000
FZNT02 KNHC 070929
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE MAR 7 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 9.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 
14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N80W TO 20N73W TO
17N63W TO 10N76W TO 10N80W TO 20N73W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR 11N77W AND NEAR 16N74W. ELSEWHERE W OF 63W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 
81W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 20N E OF 83W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 79W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...
HIGHEST NEAR 11.5N77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF A 
LINE FROM 10N80W TO 17N80W TO 20N75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 25N47W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N62W.
W OF FRONT AND S OF A LINE FROM 27N80W TO 27N65W TO 20N56W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 22N BETWEEN 60W AND
74W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 11 TO 17 FT S OF 25N
BETWEEN 56W AND 70W. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N35W TO 20N52W
TO 13N60W...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 73W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N46W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 24N44W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N50W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 15N61W. S OF 24N W OF 
FRONT AND SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 21N35W TO 
10N51W TO 10N61W...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 65W...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N49W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 20N41W THEN SHEAR 
LINE TO 26N50W TO 15N61W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT AND SHEAR LINE TO 
65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 41W AND 47W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM
31N54W TO 28N57W TO 27N65W TO 22N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N96W TO 30N88W TO 23N81W
TO 21N92W TO 28N96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 24.5N E OF
84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.