000
FZNT02 KNHC 151616
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 25N70W TO 21N76W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N57W TO 27N67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 
13 FT N OF 29N. N OF 28N W OF 69W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 25N67W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N74W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N55W 
TO 28N59W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N 
OF 29N. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29.5N BETWEEN FRONT 
AND 70W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 26N62W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 20N73W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 74W AND S OF 
23N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N59W TO 31N50W TO 25N58W TO 21N70W TO 
24N74W TO 27N68W TO 31N70W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 27N62W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 20N73W. LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS.

.ATLC FROM FROM 20N TO 26.5N E OF 41W AND FROM 18N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 41W AND 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 26N55W TO 18N61W AND 
ANOTHER LINE FROM 18N35W TO 14N43W TO 09N50W TO 14N61W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 25N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A LINE FROM 31N46W TO 
25N54W TO 17N61W AND ANOTHER LINE FROM 16N35W TO 11N46W TO 
10N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 38W AND 51W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N TO LINE 
FROM 31N41W TO 31N50W TO 25N56W TO 19N62W TO 10N60W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W AND WITHIN 30 NM 
OF LINE FROM 20N74W TO 16N77.5W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W AND WITHIN 30 NM 
OF LINE FROM 20N74W TO 16N78W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 22N E OF 93W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 22N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.