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FZNT02 KNHC 082101
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N W OF 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N W OF 80W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N W OF 80W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 69W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
AREA S OF 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.   
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 17N E OF 
82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 
65W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W 22N43W TO 16N60W. FROM 16N TO 22N W 
OF FRONT TO 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N74W TO 31N58W TO 31N35W TO 28N35W TO 
07N58W TO 07N58W TO 18N63W TO 24N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 21N35W TO 16N51W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N63W TO 22N35W TO 20N35W TO 11N50W TO 
11N60W TO 20N63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 22N70W TO 31N50W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 09N TO 21N E OF 61W NE 
TO E WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
LINE FROM 22N71W TO 31N40W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 77W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N E OF 75W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 88W AND 
92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 22.5N 
TO 24N E OF 85W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 91.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.